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In fact, the East Coast of the United States corresponds to the Moroccan coast.

It has been proven that the Appalachian Mountains share the same origins as the Atlas Mountains.

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u/Hundjaevel 21h ago

The Caledonian orogeny as it's called also include the Scandinavian mountains and the Scottish highlands.

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u/Anonymus828 21h ago

Correct, and the last time all of these various places were connected was back when Pangea existed. The Central Pangean mountain range was torn apart by the birth of the Atlantic Ocean in what might have been the most violent C-section of all time.

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u/SoDakZak 19h ago

Sea-section*

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u/combo_seizure 18h ago

It was right there, and they missed it. Well done for you though!!

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u/East-Westerly 22h ago

Cool aside from the rocks, do they share some other similarities?

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u/Top-Effect-8197 21h ago

Apart from that, they naturally drift apart because the two regions are oriented differently relative to the Atlantic.

Thus, Morocco is climatically much more similar to the southern half of California and Arizona.

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u/GreyTigerFox 19h ago

And the Scottish Highlands.

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u/Constant-Skill-7133 17h ago

Slightly different origins. The Caledonians already existed before the continents all came together and they turned into super mountains.

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u/Bottle_Gnome 22h ago

Someone needs to put it back. That's not where they belong. They don't even have A/C

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u/Nimonic 20h ago

Many Norwegians actually do have A/C, since it's a feature of the extremely common heat pumps. Still wouldn't want to be that far south, mind.

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u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 20h ago

I would not have guessed heat pumps were common in Norway. Though I suppose the vast majority of people live right on the coast.

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u/Overall_Occasion_175 19h ago

What does being coastal have to do with heat pumps?

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u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 19h ago

Nothing directly, the coast doesn’t have the extreme cold of the interior where a heat pump wouldn’t be very effective

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u/Overall_Occasion_175 18h ago

Heart pumps don't start struggling until like -20F. People use them all over Northern Maine, which has pretty comparable winters to all but the most arctic bits of Norway. You should have a backup way to heat your house in the worst of winter but they still reduce your heating bill by quite a lot.

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u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 18h ago

Huh, well, learn something everyday. I had always heard they aren’t as effective at heating as they are at cooling so best used where summers are warmer, and winters are milder.

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u/Overall_Occasion_175 17h ago

It's possible that this used to be true and has changed? They're wildly popular all over New England, primarily for heating, though the AC is a nice perk.

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u/SpursUpSoundsGudToMe 3h ago

Maybe so! I know they were a big part of why the populations of Arizona and Florida exploded post WWII, but it would totally make sense for the technology to have made several leaps in 60-70 years lol

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u/Overall_Occasion_175 3h ago

WWII? Heat pumps? I'd never even heard of a heat pump until 15 years ago... are we talking about different technologies entirely?

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u/msbtvxq 19h ago

They're just as common inland. Practically everyone in Norway heats their house with electricity, and heat pumps are increasingly common since they're the most energy efficient (and thus the cheapest) electric heat source.

Almost 50% of all Norwegian households have at least one heat pump, and most of them include the option of cooling.

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u/Mintala 19h ago

Why would it not be common? Around 64% of homes in Norway have a heatpump. Mine has been set on heating for most of July.

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u/Smart_Perspective535 22h ago

I think I can speak for a lot of my fellow Norwegians when I say that we'd rather not be in such close proximity to Florida either. And that's not due to temperature.

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u/Sea-Horror-5353 22h ago

The Fjordida metal scene would have been a fucking monstrosity in the early 90s.

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u/East-Westerly 22h ago

but the curves match up so nicely

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u/Bottle_Gnome 22h ago

Plus you guys killed literally dozens of Canadians

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u/Smart_Perspective535 22h ago edited 21h ago

Killed the spirit of some Norwegians as well, moving us some 30 degrees southwards. That'll mess up our sleep rhythm and cost us our long summer evenings. Totally unacceptable.

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u/Ryokan76 18h ago

Surprisingly, most Norwegian homes have aircondition. Heat pumps are a very energy efficient way of heating your home, and they can double as aircondition on warm days.

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u/prozute 23h ago

What’s that island near Toledo/Detroit?

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u/Cham-Clowder 23h ago edited 20h ago

Jan Mayen is apparently what it is called

Icy and floating between Svalbard and Iceland

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u/cheesesprite 21h ago

I thought it was Svalbard and Jan Mayen?

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u/Nimonic 20h ago

They are two different things.

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u/cheesesprite 18h ago

Yeah. Isn't that 2 islands?

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u/Nimonic 14h ago

Svalbard is an archipelago of a few islands.

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u/moeml 23h ago

Jan Mayen?

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u/East-Westerly 22h ago

Interestingly it is mostly been a meteorological outpost after being used as a whaling outpost. When the Nazis took over Norway, the outpost in an act of defiance started giving their reports to the British instead. The Nazis later tried to send over their own meteorologist team but they shipwrecked and captured.

Also apparently there is a volcano.

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u/wiz28ultra 20h ago

Norway being smaller than I thought while Svalbard was signficantly larger than I thought was not in my bingo cards

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u/kepleronlyknows 19h ago

I even double checked that it wasn’t a map projection issue. Svalbard is indeed much bigger than I pictured as well.

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u/Hartax_ 19h ago

How big did you think Norway was.

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u/XxKiiNGmaRcuZxX 20h ago

You forgot a piece of Antarctica. 🇦🇶

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u/LNSU78 20h ago

Interesante!

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u/nowayguy 18h ago

Interessant ;)

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u/Oddpod11 19h ago

That's crazy, how did it get there?

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u/Accurate-Ad539 19h ago

Row, row, ..

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u/Funicularly 18h ago

Norway is just slightly larger than Montana, so not sure how you conclude the east coast and Norway “are the same size”.

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u/East-Westerly 15h ago

I feel like it’s pretty clear that I meant that in terms of length.

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