jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThese undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between Iceland and Scotland (Faroe Islands)www.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up169
arrow-up169external-linkThese undersea tunnels connect remote islands halfway between Iceland and Scotland (Faroe Islands)www.cnn.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThe Faroe islands are volcanic. The Adirondacks are a combination of geologic uplift and glaciation. The appearance is really just due to water level. If you raised the ocean up to the Adirondacks, it’d look similar. If you lowered it at the Faroe islands, you’d get some of the same lakes, but not a full mountain range. The local topography looks like this: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Map-of-the-Faroe-Islands-region-The-designated-area-is-outlined-with-blue-lines-The_fig3_279704227
The Faroe islands are volcanic. The Adirondacks are a combination of geologic uplift and glaciation.
The appearance is really just due to water level. If you raised the ocean up to the Adirondacks, it’d look similar. If you lowered it at the Faroe islands, you’d get some of the same lakes, but not a full mountain range. The local topography looks like this: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Map-of-the-Faroe-Islands-region-The-designated-area-is-outlined-with-blue-lines-The_fig3_279704227