The Earth's Shifting Crust by Charles Hapgood - wire of information

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EARTH'S SHIFTING CRUST
Fig. V. Consequences of Displacement: Cross Section of Earth at 96
East of Greenwich Showing Centrifugal Effect of Icecap
In Figs. V and VI the artist imaginatively suggests some consequences of
a displacement of the crust. On this page we see a cross section of the
earth before the movement, with the eccentric icecap above the equilibrium
surface of the earth. On page 155 we see a cross section of the earth
after a displacement through about 30 degrees of latitude. The drawings
are not to scale. It has been necessary, for purposes of illustration, to
exaggerate the oblateness of the earth, the depths of the oceans, and
the thickness of the crust several hundred times. The drawings illustrate:
(i) The subsidence of the crust in areas displaced toward the equator,
relatively to sea level, and its uplift in areas moved poleward. (2) The