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Complete bunk.
Bermuda Natural History
Geologic History
The information for this summary is from a lecture given at BBSR by David Malmquist.
Bermuda is a volcanic sea mountain that formed from the mid-Atlantic ridge approximately 100 million years ago. Through the processes of plate tectonics and sea floor spreading, this volcano moved to the west of the mid-Atlantic ridge and became extinct. About 30 million years ago, the volcano erupted again, probably due to it floating over a hot spot in the Earth’s crust. Afterwards, the volcano became extinct again, and has remained so to this day. Bermudians do not seem to worry about an eruption anytime soon! Actually, there are two calderas, or mouths, of the volcano. There are both located under water - one is at Hamilton Harbor and the other is at Castle Harbor.
Over the millions of years, a limestone cap has formed on top of the volcanic rock. The origin of this limestone is living organisms - those that make up and live in the coral reef. There are two categories here: reef builders and reef breakers. Reef builders, which include coral and the algae that live symbiotically with them, produce a calcium carbonate skeleton. Reef breakers, such as parrotfish, come along and eat the algae that is living on the coral. In the process, they inevitably break off and ingest some of the calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate passes through the gut of the fish and comes out as sand (lime sand, to be exact). Over time, as sea level fluctuated, this sand was pushed up onto the volcanic rock and sand dunes were formed. Through the processes of dissolution and cementation, this sand became rock (limestone). Dissolution and cementation involve acidic rain (all rain is naturally, slightly acidic because of dissolved carbon dioxide from the air) falling on the sand and dissolving it. When the water evaporates, limestone is formed.
To summarize, Bermuda is an underwater volcano with a limestone cap. When one looks at the natural terrain today, only the limestone cap is visible. Of course, one can also see plenty of sand (yes, it is pink!) and also some rich, red soil known as terra rossa soil. You may be wondering why the sand is pink. It is because of organisms called forams, whose shells are pink and are mixed in with the sand formed by the reef builders and breakers.You may also be wondering where the terra rossa soil came from. Believe it or not, scientists believe that much of it is atmospheric dust that has been blown to Bermuda from the Sahara desert (by hurricanes in the summer) and from the Great Plains of North America (by westerly winds in the winter)! There is also evidence (the presence of a lot of phosphate) that bird guano has contributed to the formation of terra rossa soil. Another interesting geologic phenomenon on Bermuda is the existence of many caves. These formed when acidic rain dissolved some of the limestone as it percolated dwon and then out to sea. This would lead to there being a long tunnel. Then, the tunnel ceiling collapsed in some places, but not in others, forming caves.
Source:
Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc.
The Bermuda Biological Station for Research (BBSR) was founded in 1903. It is located on St. George’s Island in Bermuda. The BBSR has three main functions: to conduct oceanographic research, to educate others about its work, and to provide facilities for visitors (scientists, teachers, students). The facilities include laboratories, vessels, lecture and meeting rooms, accomodations, transportation, a library with computers, and knowledgable and friendly support staff.
So, did the ocean level drop, or did the land level rise?
Archeoligical evidence from the 1066 Battle of Hastings shows that sea levels were 10-15 feet higher during the 10th/11th centuries, too.
“Stunning New Evidence”
Well, it certainly would seem to have had that effect on you, unless you have, as they say, “a previously existing condition”.
Your endless spamming of rubbish detracts from the general excellence of this site.
Yea, but mountains go up to 18,000 feet plus.
Huh? Rising and falling sea levels due to various natural processes, such as plate tectonics, ice ages and warming, etc are commonly accepted as just one of those 'is' items, like a tree growing. We even have seen this with the Indonesian earthquake a few years back where some islands are now completely covered in water while others have added land due to plate tectonics.
WOW!!! So all the mountains ranges in the world and deep gorges in the Oceans are less than 6K years old? That assumes some time between Adam&Eve at 6K years and Noah.
Μολὼν λάβε
The myth of a great flood is the most common of all stories told or written by ancient and contemporary indigenous peoples. There is no culture on earth with a written or oral history that does not have a flood myth, and not only a flood myth, but an account of a series of events that unfolded in a proscribed manner. Read “Hamlet’s Mill” by Santillana and Von Dechund, research the terms “world mountain” “world pillar” “axis mundi” “tree of life”. Tales of the destruction of the earth by celestial “dieties” occur in the Popul Vuh, Vedic texts, the Pyramid texts, Sumerian and Babylonian epics, Icelandic sagas, South Seas Islanders legends, Chinese legends, Amerindian legends, the list is huge.
Myth is history, often disguised and layered, but history.
See: www.kronia.com for much more.
Some of the Egyptian pyramids are older than Noah’s flood. Why are they filled with dust rather than dried up mud?
Does a straw man float in water?
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