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Aughton and Ormskirk

The Eastern Alps –Austria and Italy.

Event type: Meeting
Date: 15th November 2024
Group: Geology
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ

When the African and Eurasian continental plates collided, the African plate was forced over the southern part of the Eurasian plate and the marine deposits accumulated in the ancient Tethys Sea were compressed into a complex series of folds and nappes to form the Alps.