The Matterhorn also contains rocks from the African continent.
The Matterhorn also contains rocks from the African continent.
That's because the tectonic plate that Africa sits on has been moving northward for a very long time, raising the Alps and closing the Mediterranean Sea in the process. Further east, a similar thing is happening with India, Asia, and the Himalaya. There are actually sea fossils at the top of the Himalaya mtns.
Formation of the Alps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ermI2b3S-yc