fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoRoots of Mother Appalachiamander.xyzimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1844arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·1 year agoThey are also only half of the original mountain range, which was split when pangaea split apart. The other half is now resting across europe, I think along the northern range.
minus-squareSerisar@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year agoThe scottish highlands are the continuation of the appalachians. Those long striations you can easily see on heightmaps is pretty much the most easily noticeable features of both ranges.
minus-squarecalculusqu33n@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoJust found a very interesting article on this!! https://vividmaps.com/central-pangean-mountains/
They are also only half of the original mountain range, which was split when pangaea split apart.
The other half is now resting across europe, I think along the northern range.
The scottish highlands are the continuation of the appalachians. Those long striations you can easily see on heightmaps is pretty much the most easily noticeable features of both ranges.
Just found a very interesting article on this!! https://vividmaps.com/central-pangean-mountains/