All of the following supports the theory of continental drift except that -

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The hypothesis of mainland float was effectively clarified in light of the fact that aside from the outside layer and mountains are upheld by mechanical framework.
German geologist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener initially proposed the hypothesis of mainland float, which expresses that parts of the Earth's hull gradually float on a fluid center.

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