Kuunga orogeny

The Kuunga orogeny (from Swahili, "to unite") was a big event in the Earth's history that happened in South-east Africa during the Ediacaran and Cambrian times. It was when three land areas came together, called the Damara, Zambesi, and Lurio belts. These areas joined a bit 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.