WEEK 2: Tectonic Plates and Plate Boundaries in Germany:

     Germany is located fully within the Eurasian Plate. According to earthow.com If you live anywhere in Europe, you'd most likely be situated on the Eurasian major plate. Throughout much of Europe there is evidence of extensive 'thrusting', implying that there was substantial thickening of the continental crust and the formation of a Tibetan-style plateau across the Hercynian orogeny.

    The Eurasian Plate consists of Europe, Russia and China. The Eurasian Plate boundaries consist of continent and ocean crust, which include parts of the Atlantic and the Artic Ocean.

    In an article by earthmagazine.org, the African Plate began to push northward into the Eurasian Plate around 30 million years ago. That closed the Tethys Ocean and lifted the sea floor up, thus forming the Alps which forms Germany's southern border.

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  1. Adam GuzmanFebruary 1, 2024 at 4:02 PM

    Hello Kirk First of all just want to say great job on the information about which plates are close to Germany second my country of Italy is also close to the Eurasian Plate but I think the different between us is that my country of Italy is also right on the line of the African plate near the city of Sicily in which we get earthquake's, and volcano eruptions I would assume that since your country is in the Eurasian Plate as well you guys also would be getting earthquake's and all of that just like us thank you for reading this comment.

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  2. Yaileen LopezFebruary 2, 2024 at 5:09 PM

    Hi Kirk, I enjoyed your post about how if you pretty much live anywhere in Europe, you're automatically on the Eurasian plate. I find it cool how our countries have something in common. My country also gets a lot of volcanic activity which is fascinating. I would love to visit a dormant volcano sometime in the future!

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  3. Zaira February 3, 2024 at 8:35 PM

    It's fascinating to learn about the geological history shaping Germany's landscape. Great job summarizing the geological information about Germany and its location within the Eurasian Plate! It's interesting to learn about the impact of the African Plate's northward movement leading to the formation of the Alps.

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  4. KatieFebruary 4, 2024 at 2:11 PM

    Hi Kirk! I love how informational your blog is. It's super interesting to learn about the volcanic activity. Great job.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2024 at 7:25 PM

    Hey Kirk, I thought what was most interesting about what you said was if you live anywhere in Europe you're on the Eurasian plate.

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