As the result of my letter on “Continents and Oceans”, which appeared in NATURE for Nov. 30, several correspondents have directed my attention to Lothian Green's ‘tetrahedral hypothesis ...

I CAN find no flaw in the reasoning on the dynamical question of the permanence of continents and oceans, in Mr. Starkie Gardner's letter in NATURE of December 5 (p. 103), by which he endeavours ...

You can find virtually anything on Google, and it appears that now includes reviews for Earth’s continents and oceans.

We have both continents and oceans on Earth — but it didn't have to be this way. And on most planets, it probably isn't, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

Geologists have long recognized that oceans are required to make continents. It would appear based on our analyses that the continents, in turn, shape the Earth’s oceans, atmosphere and climate.” ...

The geological staying power of continents comes partly from their losing battle with the Earth's oceans over magnesium. Continents lose more than 20 percent of their initial mass to chemical ...