During the week of rotation stoppage, however, this is extreme, so that the Atlantic Rift is under a great deal of tension and the shorelines are drawn down along both sides of the Atlantic.

• 南北走向的大西洋裂谷的长度已经和现在的南北极之间的距离一样长了，这显示了近期的撕裂，在非洲，裂谷日益加剧了阿拉伯半岛从大陆上彻底分离出去，这已经表明了有某种压力在起作用。