The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, Atlas are the same mountain range
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- The Scottish Highlands, Appalachians, and Atlas Mountains were once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.
- The Central Pangean Mountains formed during the collision of Laurussia and Gondwana in the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic periods.
- These mountains were similar in height to the Himalayas during the Permian period.
- Over time, erosion and tectonic activity reduced the Central Pangean Mountains, separating them into distinct ranges.
- Scottish and Irish immigrants settled in the Appalachians, possibly due to the familiar mountainous terrain.
- The Caledonian Orogeny is a scientifically proven geological event related to these mountain formations.
- The rocks in Portugal's Serra da Estrela were also part of the Central Pangean Mountains.