There are many interesting geographic formations about
Monaco. The most prominent feature of this unique city-state is the fact that
it is located at the base of the mountains, along the Mediterranean Sea. If one
were to look at a photograph of Monaco, it appears as if the city is crammed
just between the mountains and the sea.
The large mountain that Monaco is
located at is named Mont Agel. This mountain is 1,148 meters tall, but its peak
actually lies in France. The tallest point of Monaco is on it’s slope, at 161 meters.
The interesting thing about this landform is that it appears to have been
created by converging plate tectonics. Monaco lies just on the boundary of the
Eurasian plate and the African plate. The force of these two plates pushing
together is likely what caused Mont Agel to rise.
Map of Plate boundaries
If you look at the mountain,
you will also notice the layers and patterns of sedimentary rock, or strata.
The mountain also features many faults, also caused by the pressure of the
moving plate tectonics.
Possibly the most interesting geographic feature of
Monaco is called “The Rock Of Monaco”. This rock can be described as a “monolith”,
or an area where erosion exposes metamorphic or igneous rock. The creation of
The Rock of Monaco was caused by mechanical erosion, as you can see through the
rough appearance of the rock.
All of these mountainous features are a part of
what makes Monaco so beautiful.
I have always wanted to visit Monaco! After reading your blog post I definitely gained some insight about the terrain and just how the city-state is laid out. A question I had while reading the post inquires about the amount of earthquakes they have on average? Being that it lies right on the border of the eurasian and african plate I am assuming it gets a good amount of tectonic shift and activity. Overall sounded great!
ReplyDeleteRachel Miller
Monaco looks like a dream place to live. You discussed on how the mountains have layers of sedimentary rocks that make them up. Is it possible that the strata on the mountains is just from the mountains rocks which are probably granite weathering down? With something like the Rock of Monaco being an igneous/metamorphic rock it probably is a good chance that the mountains are the same.
ReplyDeleteChad Bridges
Monoco appears to be a fantastic location to visit! You have proposed a logical theory of Monaco's formation, one which I agree with. I also find The Rock of Monaco to be the most breath taking feature of your location, formed by many variations of weathering, erosion, etc. All in all I enjoyed the features you choose to examine, as well as the images you choose to incorporate, great job!
ReplyDelete-Joe Gonzales