Great Glen Fault, Scotland, still in the United Kingdom?One more bit of Scottish Geology to end the
Great Glen Fault, Scotland, still in the United Kingdom?One more bit of Scottish Geology to end the day. Scotland is divided into two pieces by a line filled with lakes, the remnant of what is known as the Great Glen Fault.Faults often beat up the rocks around them, filling them with cracks. Those cracks allow water to intrude into the rocks, making them easier to erode. Today, the Great Glen Fault is marked by a series of valleys and long, linear lakes (this one is known as Loch Linnhe) filling those valleys.-JBBImage credit:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/The_Great_Glen_from_Beinn_na_Cille_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1166717.jpgRead more:http://www.scottishgeology.com/geo/regional-geology/highlands/great-glen-fault/http://www.bbc.co.uk/britainfromabove/stories/wild-britain/greatglen.shtml -- source link
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