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The geology and scenery of the island of Aran is among the most complex and breath taking in Scotland. Approximately 60,000,000 years ago when the...
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North Atlantic Ocean was beginning to open up, rising masses of volcanic magma began to push upwards. A chain of former volcanoes run south along a line from the islands of Skye and Mull through Arran and as far south as the Antrim mountains of Northern Ireland. There were many lava flows and a series of large volcanoes, the ruined remains of one we call the island of Arran today. The process is replicated, with some variations today, on the island of Iceland and its smaller volcanic neighbour, Surtsey.
Subjects: Geography
Key Stages: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS4+ |
