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Roots of Mother Appalachia (mander.xyz)
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https://www.cntraveler.com/story/appalachian-mountains-may-have-once-been-as-tall-as-the-himalayas

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Plate tectonics and isostasy: Ocean ridges can only push so much and the denser a mountain range is, the higher the stress on the crust and mantle material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rk2jx3eRDE

I guess this only explains the positive constraints of orogenesis.