You do a fantastic job of explaining exactly what you're seeing. You could be the next geologist Bill Nye.
@BetterGeology
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@wesmahan4757
3 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC prep video for the GSOC field trip in September! Loved the "Whidby Formation", as I was born in Whidby Island in 1948, which was just slightly too late to witness the creation of this "Whidby Formation", but just the right time for the "Wesley formation"!
@alphalunamare
Жыл бұрын
1:35 You have made my day! I went over on the ferry from Coupeville in 2002 and was stunned by the evidence in the cliffs you show. The material baffled me completely. When I saw the same over in the NE5 area of Oak Harbor I wondered what the heck had caused it and now I know :-) For over 20 years I have been trying to imagine what sort of 'sudden' catastrophe could have caused it. Well silly me and Well Done You! :-)
@BetterGeology
Жыл бұрын
Glad I could illuminate!
@PoopyArchaeology
3 жыл бұрын
"Stolen imported Canadian rock" lol 😂
@cowboygeologist7772
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating video. Siletzia is new to me, I'll have to check into it more. Thanks for posting.
@BetterGeology
2 жыл бұрын
There’s a lot of interesting stuff there. Some complicated things happen when you squeeze a giant island onto a continent!
@elephantear7659
2 жыл бұрын
Professional presentation, ty!
@BetterGeology
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@canadianwaif
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Andrew!
@KOrgan0414
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Andrew, just wanted to say thanks for making captions! I watch everything with captions and it makes it easier to follow. Keep up the work, great job!
@BetterGeology
3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@GrumpyYank26
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video!!
@BetterGeology
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@neuralglitch
3 жыл бұрын
Great information on an interesting topic!
@lindadavis3943
3 жыл бұрын
nice job.
@lorriescott8775
20 күн бұрын
Geology is fascinating. Just a hint for future videos, Juan De Fuca is Few Ka in pronunciation. Not foo ia.
@aliciahill7482
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Thank you
@BetterGeology
Жыл бұрын
Thank YOU!
@samcardoza708
3 ай бұрын
Do you know anything about the coal / peet deposits on the cliffs between point wilson and north beach? They are closer to point wilson in an area that is impassable at high tide.
@BetterGeology
2 ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ve seen those specifically, but there are a good number of similar deposits around North Beach. Hard to say exactly what the cause is, but I think some of it is due to uplift caused by rebound after the glacier melted. Some parts of the Salish Sea area are rising by nearly a centimeter per year even 15,000 years later!
@maryseeker7590
3 жыл бұрын
Good job! Enjoyed it!
@BetterGeology
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@snigwithasword1284
Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@BetterGeology
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@OzoneFineArtVentures
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Andrew, excited to have found your channel. Great video, here. I clicked the sub button and you turned 1K! Congrats on that. I'm going to go through your content and binge now.
@BetterGeology
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Happy to have you as my 1000th subscriber!
@1234j
3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting. Learned a lot. Cheers from England.
@BetterGeology
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@wesmahan4757
3 жыл бұрын
Great that a geology fan from England discovered this. Andrew has the skill to popularize geology for the average layman. I think he's going to be pretty famous in a few years! I lived in south London and West Sussex for almost 20 years, and I wish I had paid more attention to the surrounding geology at the time I lived there.
@meredithwatterson6471
3 ай бұрын
This was wonderful. I saw some old photos of PT where they were cutting into the "wall" to make the downtown fill. As a resident, I'm really concerned about it all turning to jelly in case of an earthquake. To say nothing of the bluffs coming down as well. There are now some very real concerns about bluffs on the entry to the old downtown having slides. Apparently there's a huge difference between where the bluffs approaching downtown were in 1982 when they filmed "An Officer and a Gentleman" here in PT and where these bluffs are now. I don't know if you're local, but if you are, and if you see that movie and can make a judgment on the loud of the bluffs, I'd be really interested in what you have to say.
@BetterGeology
2 ай бұрын
The state and city have done some wonderful analyses on slope stability around there. The loose nature of that cliff material is definitely something they’re concerned about.
@michaelroark2019
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Andrew! I live at Discovery Bay near Port Townsend and learned a lot from your video. I was a geography professor for thirty two years and had some background. Tectonic uplift after glaciation which is crucial for the uptown area of Port Townsend is often not discussed in this country as much as in Europe and the Baltic Sea area. Thanks again for your efforts and succinct explanation.
@sharonseal9150
3 жыл бұрын
Great geology video - I subbed and plan to binge watch your other videos!
@BetterGeology
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@committeelectc6686
Жыл бұрын
what is the name of the glaciation prior to the vashon???
@BetterGeology
Жыл бұрын
The Vashon was a sub-period of the Fraser glacial period, which lasted from about 30,000-10,000 years ago. Prior to the Fraser glaciation was the Possession glaciation, about 80,000-60,000 years ago. Check out this great chronology of glacial periods from the Washington DNR: www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/glaciers#the-cordilleran-ice-sheet.1
@committeelectc6686
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Andrew that is exactly what I was looking for!!!@@BetterGeology
@ziggstah5307
Жыл бұрын
That last bit of info doesnt bode well for liquefaction during a Cascadia rip
@BetterGeology
Жыл бұрын
Washington Department of Natural Resources has lots of great liquefaction information on its website.
@laswan5
Жыл бұрын
zigg stah ~ No but with the tsunami following shortly it really won't matter. The highest hill in town is Morgan Hill and it's only 400 feet above sea level. Water used to flow from N Beach to PT Bay and it will then, when it hits. If you can't get up to the other side, up the S curve and past Sheridan you won't make it at all. IF or when the Cascadia goes. Am I right?
@ziggstah5307
Жыл бұрын
@@laswan5 Dont forget subsidence like they did in Japan
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