Continents Collide: The Appalachians and the Himalayas

Dont forget the Scottish highlands were formed with the Appalachian mountains and were once joined

I hate to bring this up because this was an awesome video, but the "Appalachian" mountains go all the way through Scotland to Scandinavia. They were formed as part of the building of Pangaea. When the super continent broke apart, and the Atlantic was born, a segment of them stayed behind being called Scottish Highlands. This is not the only remnant of the Mount chain we call Appalachian Mountains but is better called Central Pangean Mountains. Mind you, due to the depth of base rock, it is believed this range was at least as high as the Himalayas. Remnants of this massive mountain range include the Appalachian Mountains of North America, the Little Atlas of Morocco, Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, and part of Greenland and Scandinavia.

I can listen to the old man talk all day about crystals and it doesn’t get boring 😂😂what a great guy I hope he lived a happy life

I spent a large part of my early childhood in the Appalachian mountains and I really wish I'd been able to learn more about the area so that I could have appreciated it more. I still love that part of the country and I'm glad I've had the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding, due to programs like this one.

My only "fault" with this documentary is that they did not mention that MARIE THARP's findings and measurements of bathymetry and discovery of mid-ocean ridges, were equally as important as Hess' findings and they worked together to create the theory... Also that people had been theorizing about the matching shapes of coastlines for centuries before Wegener, but he was the first to create the theory of them once existing together as "Pangea."

I find continental collision fascinating--how continents come together to form supercontinents. I just moved east from Washinton State (Subduction City) and want to know more about the Appalachians. All things considered, the were and are pretty awesome.

Why did the rock never get into trouble? He said it wasn’t his fault

Geology. So very cool and wish I developed this interest earlier in life!

very very COOL... its amazing how the rocks fold in layers and sheets and u can see its evidence on highways specially on roads that lead to higher lands from the flat lands... its soooo cool... ill be seeing stuff in a whole new light from now onwards

I got to say living in the Appalachian mountains are awesome the town's all across that are awesome I got to say the beautiful Winters beautiful falls I live on the border New York in the heart of the Appalachian mountains and it is beautiful and I love every bit of it I would have ever seen nature everyday then just buildings and concrete all around me because when you get stuck in city life you don't see the beauty and the importance in life when you can enjoy nature and the way of the mountains where everybody in these communities take care of each other in a stranger the friend you never met and you don't have to worry once you learn that you will always love these communities up in these mountains everybody has each other back and that's all that matters

Great work, Dr. Bob.

It's hard to explain but must have been inverted through some really amazing geo shifting tumbling explosive causes. It's hard to imagine such huge land masses moving so much, on such a HUGE scale. Bob Hatcher you rock. Brilliant thinker.

Greetings from the BIG SKY.

I like any museum of natural history

I would like to know more about the bends and folds and curves in the rock cut just west of the US-70 bridge in Kingston, TN. It looks a lot like the rocks in Walland, TN. Winter is the best time to see them, as weed and small trees covers it in the spring and summer. These rocks are tremendously curvy and deserve more exposure and information to the public. Also, is there a way we can get his books and maps? Thanks!

Very interesting video.

What is really hard to grasp is the Lake Effect is that the real heavy stuff is usually localized. You can live in the town of East Aurora for example and get nailed with 3 feet and yet just a few miles away in Amherst and you got Zero zip nada with blue sky and puffy clouds.

'La Mer'. Love it.

I would like to add i believe a large impact help create the separation of Pangea and the rest shows. Whats on bottom in now on top ,and brecciated melt is found. I bet there's shocked quartz around. Oh yeah i live near by there too, haha. North Carolina has the most diverse mineral /rocks compared to almost anywhere, well...except Africa 🤔. We share alot of plants and geology with West Africa here on the USA east coast

thank you!