Tag: pangea
How were the Himalayas formed?
Like the Alps, the Himalayas are a mountain range resulting from the collision of two continents: India and Eurasia. You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] A billion years summarized…
How many supercontinents has the Earth already carried?
The waltz of the continents is part of the geological history of the Earth. Carried away by the tectonics of the plates, the continental masses did not stop gathering in…
How were the Pyrenees formed?
Along with the Alps, the Pyrenees represent the second chain of collision marking the French landscape. The formation of this great mountain range results from a complex and polyphase tectonic…
What will the climate be like on the Aurica supercontinent in 250 million years?
300 million years ago, there was only one supercontinent on Earth called Pangea. However, in 200 million years, a new supercontinent could form again thanks to plate tectonics. What would…
Hercynian chain: what is it?
The Hercynian range, also called the Variscan range, is a large mountain range that has now disappeared. His training began in Devonian, over 400 million years ago, when the continents…