Why Australia Has One of the Longest Mountain Ranges in the World

#thegreatdividingrange #victoria #newsouthwales #queensland #australia #geology #geoscience #geological #earthscience #geoscience #volcanoes #melbourne #earthscience #earthsciences #newzealand #antarctica #mountains #greatdividingrange #geography The Great Dividing Range is the fifth longest mountain range in the world, and it exists in Australia, of all places. Australia is pretty well known for being a relatively tectonically stable continent, with no nearby tectonic rifting or subduction-related events occurring. As a result of this, orogenies, the term used to describe mountain building processes, should, in theory, not be occurring here. But yet here it is, this spectacularly large mountain range not only exists, it stretches from the very tip of Queensland, all the way south through New South Wales, where it then bends east as a result of some tectonic activity that has occurred here, before straightening out somewhat, and stretching down in Victoria, where it then suddenly, and, somewhat unexpectantly, turns west where is stretches towards the far western parts of Victoria, through the Central Highlands where Ballarat, Creswick, Daylesford, and Ararat occupy, before finally ending at the Grampians. In this video, we'll get an idea of the tectonic processes that led to the formation, and continual uplift of this mountain range. We'll go all the way back to the very beginning, around 550 million years ago, and work our way up to point when the Great Dividing Range first began life. We'll also explore the weird western bend that occurs in Victoria, and discuss why this mountain ranges stretches so far west. New Zealand, unsurprisingly, has some part to play here. But, a fact that is perhaps surprising to many, is that so does Antarctica. And you'll understand why by the end of this video. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you wish to be in the loop for more content such as this, each like, share, comment and subscription helps the channel out immensely. If you are not in a position to donate, I totally understand! The biggest supporting factor that you engage in is to watch our videos all the way to the end (very important for helping us rank) and to share them around so please consider doing this so that Youtube recommends our channel more. If you are in a position to support our channel on Youtube Membership, or by donating to our PayPal, the link to all of this can be found below: 🎥 If you would like to support this channel, consider joining our Patreon:   / ozgeology   👉 You can also click the "join" button to join our Youtube channel's membership. Every contribution helps to create more videos. 🌋 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLr... 💥Link To Our Facebook:   / ozgeology   🌏 About OzGeology OzGeology is an Australian-based YouTube channel that specializes in creating high-quality documentaries on Earth sciences and natural disasters. The content is designed to be easy to digest and covers a wide range of topics, not only focusing on geology but occasionally exploring other scientific areas as well.