<h1>No</h1>

<p>Great Britain doesn't necessarily have a unitary geological origin, but the mountains on it (such as there are mountains) are well worn left-overs from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_orogeny" rel="noreferrer">Caledonian orogeny</a> of 400 million+ years ago. These were thrust up before the tetrapods even took to land as part of the plate collision that formed the northern half of Pangaea. This is the same orogeny that made the Appalachians in the US and contributed to the mountains of Scandanavia, as well. </p>

<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine_Mountains#Geology" rel="noreferrer">Appenines</a> are a result of the much more recent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_orogeny" rel="noreferrer">Alpine orogeny</a>. Caused by the collision of Africa into Eurasia over the last 60 million years or so, this orogeny built mountains from Spain and Morocco to the Zagros and Alborz in Iran.</p>

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2017-05-04T03:41:04.397Z
2017-05-04T03:41:04.397Z
kingledion
<p>The Great Britain island and the Italy peninsula look somewhat aligned on the map, like continuations of each other.</p>

<p>Are they part of the same large scale geological feature? </p>

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2017-05-03T18:50:55.567Z
Interesting. My impression is that the alignment is fortuitous. For instance see: http://deeptimemaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Europe-Icon_565.png
arkaia
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No, they are not. The geological history of them is completely different.
Gimelist
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Are Great Britain and Italy parts of the same geological feature?
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# Are Great Britain and Italy parts of the same geological feature?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-03)

The Great Britain island and the Italy peninsula look somewhat aligned on the map, like continuations of each other.

Are they part of the same large scale geological feature?

**Tags:** geology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Interesting. My impression is that the alignment is fortuitous. For instance see: http://deeptimemaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Europe-Icon_565.png  
> **username_2**: No, they are not. The geological history of them is completely different.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-05-04. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

# No

Great Britain doesn't necessarily have a unitary geological origin, but the mountains on it (such as there are mountains) are well worn left-overs from the [Caledonian orogeny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_orogeny) of 400 million+ years ago. These were thrust up before the tetrapods even took to land as part of the plate collision that formed the northern half of Pangaea. This is the same orogeny that made the Appalachians in the US and contributed to the mountains of Scandanavia, as well.

The [Appenines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apennine_Mountains#Geology) are a result of the much more recent [Alpine orogeny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_orogeny). Caused by the collision of Africa into Eurasia over the last 60 million years or so, this orogeny built mountains from Spain and Morocco to the Zagros and Alborz in Iran.


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