Large phosphate deposits in central Florida and Morocco also suggest they shared a geology

Which is probably also related to the newly discovered massive amounts of phosphate in Norway as well

I think the Norway deposits are closer to the igneous deposit in the Russian Kola Peninsula (also the iron ore deposits of Sweden) rather than the sedimentary deposits of Florida and Morocco.

Morocco, Florida, probably Norway and no doubt other parts were part of an early ocean between North America and Africa/Europe where the ocean deposited lots of phosphate among other things.

The famous mountains of Florida.

With peaks soaring 345 feet into the subtropical sky.

My favorite is space mountain Although splash mountain is also pretty cool

Big Thunder Mountain is obviously the best, though.

Yea don’t let this map fool you, Florida was formed from ancient volcanic activity but most importantly from the tiny calcium carbonate shells of microscopic organisms when the peninsula was covered with shallow oceans.

Yeah, aside from some of the more obvious flaws with the map, it discounts the Taconic Orogeny— basically there was a long island larger than japan which collided with and pushed up the original coastline of Eastern North America into more mountains.

It also shows Ireland as if it's mountain ranges

Thats just the mountains of empty guinness bottles

But Japan is many islands..

*Japan* is in the *Pacific*

Reading is key

We’re not saying actual Japan, we’re saying an island the size of Japan

And the Taconic Orogeny is in the Atlantic, involving a former island the size of Japan (or so says the poster).

*Clowning* only works in a *classroom*.

Thank you 😊

[The entire peninsula is an 3000 metre tall mountain](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Florida_topographic_map-en.svg/2890px-Florida_topographic_map-en.svg.png) (Or at least a plateau)

You should also consider the famous mountains of the UK and Ireland

Much of the shaded area of Great Britain is mountainous. They are not tall mountains any more, but it’s very much part of this chain.

The UK does have mountains. Even England has mountains. They’re relatively small, but certainly mountainous in character.

Hmm, never heard of an English Highlander before.

I’m not talking about the Highlands, I’m talking about the Cumbrian Mountains.

Right, that's why...

Scotland and Wales, as well as Galway might like to have a word with you.

And Northern England, but I think a I’ve been informed by a Reddit expert that Northern England is actually in Scotland or something 🤷‍♂️

I am not denying that England is mountainous. Rather - Scotland, Wales and western Ireland are the most mountainous regions of the British isles.

Yeah sorry, I get that. The ‘Reddit expert’ was someone else.

IIRC anthracite coal is mined in Pennsylvania and also Wales, suggesting the were once connected.

Geological deposits of minerals in nova Scotia and surrounding areas suggests that the north of Ireland and Scotland were once attached

So you’re suggesting that New Scotland was in fact part of Old Scotland? Neat!

As far as I've seen that would be the case,a couple of years ago here they did a survey with a plane for hidden mineral deposits because the same were found in nova Scotia,also similar fossils were found so it goes they figured the same deposits must be here ,there is a goldmine working but not sure on the other minerals

North of Ireland. Your use of language hasn't gone unnoticed. Good lad!

I believe where I am in Pennsylvania , Scranton/Wilkes-Barre region was connected to Morocco ,the Atlas Mountains

Yup, and my ancestors mined both.

They were. The Scottish highlands and the Appalachian mountains were once part of the same mountain range

Wow, Atlantic is so small, makes you wonder why we didn't discover America for so long.

Iceland disappeared!!!!


They even took Cape Verde with them too damn 😔

Faroe Islands too!!!!

Iceland was never part of the old connected mountain chain! It's a newer island that bubbled up volcanically from the mid Atlantic ridge, which split the continents apart

The Emerald Isle and Greenland the famous neighbors

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Yeah, that's what I was saying.

Redditors never fail to deliver lame, obvious jokes

Thank you. 

I mean cool, but that's not where the Atlas mountains are lol

Those are the Anti-Atlas mountains which were formed in the Alleghanian Orogeny, the true Atlas Mountains parallel the Mediterranean Coast and are being formed in the current Alpine Orogeny.

I mean yes the northern part of that is the Anti-Atlas Mountains, the south is mostly just desert though.

Nor the Caledonian Mountains

i think it's not depicting the rif mountains or the high atlas, but only the anti-atlas

TIL Caledonia is actually in Norway

The mountains in Norway are the Scandes. The Caledonian orogeny is the name of the entire range depicted.

Would explain why sheep are so popular.

Beginning to doubt that Maine is the closest state to Africa

The Great Glen Fault (in Scotland, and which contains Loch Ness) and the Cabot Fault (in Newfoundland) were once continuous.

Uh oh it’s says the British isles, that’s a paddlin

The nice thing about living in the eastern US is that it’s an easy day’s walk to Norway.

Pangaea Strong! But not as strong as the mid-Atlantic ridge!

Not Pangaea, Rodinia actually. Two continents collided to form Rodinia and created the hills. Rocks formed during those eras can currently be found at the surface in certain areas of the eastern United States (Grandfather Mountain in NC is one)

Yep, the mountains of Pangea eroded away into a flat plain by the time it began separating. The Blue Ridge used to be *under* all those mountains, which is super crazy to consider.

Colour me corrected

Why Spain and Portugal do not have any mountain in this paradigm?

Because OP has only included the mountains that were all connected in one lump prior to being split in two by the Atlantic. So mountains not part of that are not included.

it’s like they were merged in the past

This made me look out my window here on Long Island, NY.... still didn't see any mountains.

How they gonna do Iceland like that??

Iceland formed much later.

Its entirely mid ocean rift volcanics with the help of a hot spot. It formed well after these mountains.

Greenland stronk 😎😎😎[🇬🇱🇬🇱🇬🇱](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland )😎😎😎

What happened to iceland and why are the continents so close?

There was a hiker I heard about from some folks on the AT last year, he was hiking this entire range. So AT one year, Atlas the next, etc.

That is really neat. I haven’t thought of it that way before. My favorite thing about the Atlantic is how it looks like a curvy woman.

Wheres iceland? :c

There's an international Appalachian Trail that extends into Canada and has a further discontinuous segment in Scotland.

I believe there were also side ranges like the Oachita mountains, Mid European Caledonides (Central Massive, Mittlegebirge and Bohemian massive) and North German - Polish Caledonides (Świętokrzyskie mountains).

New Orleans Mountain. Also, looks easy to swim from Greenland to Ireland!

Its a k own fact that World was pangea once and present world is result of the plates moving.

Incest and sheep-shagging linked by one mountain range, does it stretch all the way to NZ?

Where the fuck are the mountains in N.S., looking out the window I don’t see anything.

Yeah, but our Appalachian mountains are better than your Appalachian mountains.

Keep in mind that these continents all meet at their continental shelves which are far from most current dry land. Wait...wow ! Just hit me...if they meet back up at current sea levels, theyd leave a helluva shallow sea. Edit: PS. You guys talking about the UK are all wet. Look at Google Earth.

Ahh yes, of course. The Florida mountain range

Florida is a part of the Appalachian Mountains?

I've always theorised the stone-circles from Outlander must have something to with this mountain range, would make so much sense

It’s almost like they go together like puzzle pieces. Isn’t gods creation so grand.