Europe : l'odyssée géologique d'un continent | Documentaire

What if Europe had never stopped shifting beneath your feet? From the completely dried-up Mediterranean to the Alps, born from a collision between two continents, this is the geological odyssey of our continent—3.69 billion years of history. A small peninsula west of Asia, Europe hides within its landscapes the story of an incredible metamorphosis. By traveling back in time through its most beautiful natural sites—Iceland and its gaping rift, Mount Etna, the cliffs of the English Channel, the Alps, the fjords of Norway—this documentary deciphers the tectonic forces that shaped our continent and continue to transform it today. A journey from the present to the origins: the Mediterranean evaporating, Africa colliding with Europe and raising the Alps, Corsica and Sardinia drifting away, Carboniferous forests becoming coal… all the way to the oldest stone on the continent, 3.69 billion years old. A film by Stéphane Bégoin, presented by Antoine de Maximy. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction: Europe Born of Cataclysms 2:10 Geography, the True Origin of Europe 4:16 Sicily: When the Mediterranean Dried Up 7:57 Istanbul: The Africa-Europe Collision and Earthquakes 15:16 Greece: The Widening Gulf of Corinth 19:40 Iceland: Volcanoes and the 2010 Ash Cloud 24:16 Mount Etna, Europe's Highest Volcano 29:13 Arcy-sur-Cure: The Birth of Caves 35:01 Corsica and Sardinia: The Journey of Two Islands 41:24 The Alps: Uplifted by Africa 48:47 Cliffs of the English Channel: Chalk and its Microscopic Algae 52:01 Europe in the Time of the Dinosaurs 1:01:49 The Carboniferous Period: Forests turned to coal 1:06:14 Gondwana and Laurasia: the formation of Europe 1:11:25 Norway: the oldest stone in Europe (3.69 billion years old) 1:23:30 A Europe that hasn't finished changing 👉 Did you enjoy this film? Then subscribe! It's here 👉 https://bit.ly/3QFFyTr 🙏 💬 Did you know that the Mediterranean Sea once completely dried up? Share your thoughts in the comments. #Documentary #Geology #Europe #Science #Volcanoes #Alps #Mediterranean #EarthHistory