Kuunga orogeny

The Kuunga orogeny (from Swahili, "to unite") was a big event in Earth's history. It happened in South-east Africa during the Ediacaran and Cambrian times.

During this event, three land areas came together. These areas are called the Damara, Zambesi, and Lurio belts. They joined a little later than another event called the East African orogeny.

This event shows how two big parts of an old land called Gondwana crashed into each other. Today, these places are parts of Dronning Maud Land in Antarctica and northern Mozambique in Africa.

The name "Kuunga" was suggested in 1995 by three scientists: J. G. Meert, R. van der Voo, and S. Ayub. They chose this name to describe how these land pieces united together.