Hello Blogspot! This post begins my journey around the world to view places where plate tectonics have created interesting geological features. So why am I doing this? I am getting older now, but I have been interested in plate tectonics since I was young. This is my opportunity to visit and learn more about plate boundaries and places in the world where plate tectonics has a huge impact.
It's amazing - the earth can change completely over millions of years. Continents that move as fast as you fingernails grow can create things as massive as the Himalayas or as deep as the Marianas Trench. They cause natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanos that humble us.
I want to see all of the wonderful things plate tectonics have crafted in this world, one place at a time.
Disclaimer: This is for a school project about plate tectonics, and I am not actually doing this.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
My Itinerary
I am going to be visiting four places on my travels over a period of 2 weeks.
Days 1-3: I will be visiting the San Andreas fault close to home, a place with a transform boundary responsible for the many earthquakes of California, including the infamous earthquake in 1906.
Days 4-7: I am going to go to the Himalayas, the magnificent result of the convergent boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plates. I may even visit Mt. Everest!
Days 8-11: I am going to the Great Rift Valley in Africa, a rift created by a divergent boundary between two parts of the African Plate.
Days 12-14: I will end up in Hawaii to relax at the end of my trip. Hawaii was formed by a hotspot in the magma underneath the earth, creating the Hawaiian islands (volcanos). But who's going to think about geology when relaxing on the beach?
Days 1-3: I will be visiting the San Andreas fault close to home, a place with a transform boundary responsible for the many earthquakes of California, including the infamous earthquake in 1906.
Days 4-7: I am going to go to the Himalayas, the magnificent result of the convergent boundary between the Indian and Eurasian Plates. I may even visit Mt. Everest!
Days 8-11: I am going to the Great Rift Valley in Africa, a rift created by a divergent boundary between two parts of the African Plate.
Days 12-14: I will end up in Hawaii to relax at the end of my trip. Hawaii was formed by a hotspot in the magma underneath the earth, creating the Hawaiian islands (volcanos). But who's going to think about geology when relaxing on the beach?
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