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by slimboyfat on September 14th, 2005

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Why don't volcanoes exist in Great Britain?

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  • by mister_c on September 15th, 2005

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    Britain has a very lively volcanic history.

    Its volcanic period mainly extended from the Late Jurassic into the Early Cretaceous, peaking in the Aptian stage, about 113-119 million years ago.

    The landscape of Britain is dotted with long extinct volcanoes. The Scottish capital Edinburgh is built on an extinct volcano called Arthur's Seat. The mountains of north Wales are the remains of a huge volcanic plateau and there are volcanic rocks distributed throughout the British Isles. Even some of the Chalk of Southern England is now considered to be volcanic ash deposits.

    Britain is not likely to become actively volcanic in the near future, as Britain is now far from the continental margins and rifts, locations where volcanoes are common. The tectonics of the region will have to change before lava starts pouring across the landscape again.

    http://www.geologyshop.co.uk/ukvolc.htm

    http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/frequent_questions/grp7/europe/question1759.html

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    • I lived one mile from Arthur's Seat. There's the Giant's Causeway in Ireland too..your answer is 100% correct.

      Alatea

      by Alatea on September 17th, 2005

    • Many Thanks a great help

      slimboyfat

      by slimboyfat on September 19th, 2005

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