Re: Long-term future of the lakes (was Amazon Boathouse)


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Posted by David Bamford on December 27, 2009 at 22:39:12 user David.

In Reply to: Long-term future of the lakes (was Amazon Boathouse) posted by Robert Hill on December 27, 2009 at 14:37:16:

Orogeny, or mountain-building, is usually concurrent with erosion; it's just a question of which is the dominant factor. The surveyors of the Ordnance Survey will be measuring the altitude of the various trig cairns every 5 years or so, so they will know whether the peaks are rising, falling or stationary. However, none of this will affect your recognition of the Lake District, they are both too slow. So when you say "in recognisable form", please remember that we only get to see a 'snapshot' of its history. It will be the man-made things which will change quickest, and in this respect the district that you know will be different to the district as your grandchildren will know it. So the question has to be asked "Recognisable by whom?" With the exception of a few places (Secret Water and the Norfolk coast come to mind) geological processes take millenia to become obvious. Will there be anyone around to see the differences in a thousand years from now?
David.


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