I remember the Tsingy in the Madagascar movie. It was the home to the fossa. In real life, fossa actually do live in the Tsingy, along with lemurs like sifakas and crowned lemurs which are able to move around the sharp rocks.
I saw a documentary discussing the wildlife in this zone and it was amazing how the lemurs could scamper around on these rough pinnacles as if it was nothing. The geological detail was not thoroughly discussed so thank you.
This channel is amazing. Thank you for including all your sources. it is surprisingly difficult to find educational channels on RUclips that actually cite their evidence.
Thank you for explaining this one! I've always wondered, and I thought it might be a limestone formation, but it's wonderful to see the graphics detailing the layering as well as the erosion. I think it's kind of similar to those seemingly impossible pillar-mountains seen in old Chinese silk paintings, where it's a real landscape in the real world, but it just looks so fantastical, you'd think it was just the painters painting something they pretend is real. It's very very different from the landscape here in the Pacific Northwest, where our weirdest oddities are the house-sized boulders left by the glacial flooding, and those weird Mima Mounds hillocks in western WA.
@@silverchords1277 The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews. The beginning of the story takes place in an unspecified country (there are hints that it's in Africa), and there's a region called The Forest of Needles, which is described exactly as in this video.
This is a great video thank you! And I am very curious if the sharpness of a limestone outcropping is very related to it’s time being eroded!! Some limestone is very smooth while others will cut you like a razor
Fascinating! I never heard of this part of Madagascar! Have you heard of the name Godwana used when Australia was part of that group? Thank you for giving me a new research subject.
Hey GeologyHub. Hope you're doing well! A couple of thoughts. 🙂 1. How are geologists able to date the age of the Tsingy Stone Forest and land formations in general? 2. How would water vertically erode different forms of Limestone creating these sharp upward facing structures? I'm having a hard time seeing water perform such a feat. Water usually flows horizontally forming large pools or even lakes. But steep vertical striations only a few feet from each other? Hmm. Yes I watched the whole video, if anybody else could explain in more detail I'd gladly listen. Thanx again!
Imagine you're a kid playing in the dirt making a tower or mountain. You don't use all the same material in your creation because it's what happens to be available. The first layers are scooped up out of clay, but that's not tall enough. So, you bring over some sand to mix in and layer on. When it's done the outermost layer is the least stable, being mostly loose sand, but it's a bit sturdier where the sand and clay were mixed. If you dump water on top to see how it would do in the rain, water penetrates and moves the loose materials, leaving the more solid/compacted ones. The water flows down the sides and into crevices where it's weaker. If you keep it up, it's a deluge, then you'd start seeing formations similar to the Tsingy. Maybe a little less scientific, but I hope this helps. 💜🌍✌️😎🍀
@@erinmcdonald7781 Interesting but it still seems off. Reason being is this does not seem to have been reproduced in a laboratory. I would like to see someone reproduce this physically and show it to us in videos and or photos. But thanx anyway for your explanation.
Excuse me, but I think I didn't quite understood why Tsigny have such shape. For example Ha Long Bay is also made of limestone and their rocks are not so sharp. Why do Tsigny rocks have such a unique shape, even on the world level?
When I was in school quickly learned how to spell the country even though my classmates had trouble it was easy I made a rhyme about how to spell it and the rest is history.
Just with how many landmasses India collided with. It's responsible for so many orogeneses (Australia, Madagascar, and now the Himalayas) 😅. (just asking because I am from India).
You did not mention the super-animal Lemurs which made this their home and jump from razor sharp peak to peak. I am dissapointed in you for super-geology-Lemur's sake.
I remember seeing this geologic oddity as a kid in the first madagascar movie, nice finally knowing the origins of these structures.
Was it the ice age?
It's interesting that two similar formations formed from completely different circumstances and materials appeared so relatively close together.
I would LOVE to be able to visit there. thank for posting this
I remember the Tsingy in the Madagascar movie. It was the home to the fossa. In real life, fossa actually do live in the Tsingy, along with lemurs like sifakas and crowned lemurs which are able to move around the sharp rocks.
Awesome!
I saw a documentary discussing the wildlife in this zone and it was amazing how the lemurs could scamper around on these rough pinnacles as if it was nothing. The geological detail was not thoroughly discussed so thank you.
best friend's grandma was a malagasy, she had great stories of madagasgar according to him.
This channel is amazing. Thank you for including all your sources. it is surprisingly difficult to find educational channels on RUclips that actually cite their evidence.
A very beautiful series of geological oddities!
Thank you for explaining this one! I've always wondered, and I thought it might be a limestone formation, but it's wonderful to see the graphics detailing the layering as well as the erosion. I think it's kind of similar to those seemingly impossible pillar-mountains seen in old Chinese silk paintings, where it's a real landscape in the real world, but it just looks so fantastical, you'd think it was just the painters painting something they pretend is real. It's very very different from the landscape here in the Pacific Northwest, where our weirdest oddities are the house-sized boulders left by the glacial flooding, and those weird Mima Mounds hillocks in western WA.
There's also the Tieton (or Goat Rocks) andesitic lava flow, the longest in the world, located in central WA. That is another geologic oddity.
Thank you so much for posting this!! Your content is so diverse and interesting! Thank you for bringing more beauty into our lives! ❤
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@@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx hello!! How are you today?
I am fine.
Couldn't say it better! Also, appreciate your work! 💜🌎✌️😎
I've read a book which had this kind of terrain playing a role in the story. Now I know where the author got their inspiration from!
What was the book?
@@silverchords1277 The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews. The beginning of the story takes place in an unspecified country (there are hints that it's in Africa), and there's a region called The Forest of Needles, which is described exactly as in this video.
Been there and seen them, truly amazing!!
Madagascar looks like a beautiful place to live. I wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life there exploring and fishing.
This is a great video thank you! And I am very curious if the sharpness of a limestone outcropping is very related to it’s time being eroded!! Some limestone is very smooth while others will cut you like a razor
1:21 i love them just chilling on the beach!
Thank you for the clear and concise explanation!
reminds me of Bryce Canyon formations
I get the same vibes!
am curious to know if the still submerged parts of the karst formation contain known cave systems ?
Could you make a video about the formation of the Caribbean? Did the asteroid impact affect the Caribbean islands in any way?
I would also be interested in the caverns that are found in Puerto Rico, not sure if they occur on other islands.
Thanks Geology hub!
Great video! So well explained. Being argentinian and a non fluent english speaker, i had to slow it down a notch lol.
Fascinating! I never heard of this part of Madagascar! Have you heard of the name Godwana used when Australia was part of that group? Thank you for giving me a new research subject.
Reminds me of the Emyn Muil from Lord of the Rings.
"... a vast labyrinth of razor sharp rocks."
O:19 That's right up there with a'a lava flows, the perfect description of what you'd say walking on it barefoot (sans cursewords).
So interesting! Are there cave formations as well?
Hey GeologyHub. Hope you're doing well! A couple of thoughts. 🙂
1. How are geologists able to date the age of the Tsingy Stone Forest and land formations in general?
2. How would water vertically erode different forms of Limestone creating these sharp upward facing structures? I'm having a hard time seeing water perform such a feat.
Water usually flows horizontally forming large pools or even lakes. But steep vertical striations only a few feet from each other? Hmm. Yes I watched the whole video, if anybody else could explain in more detail I'd gladly listen.
Thanx again!
Tsingy was formed from wind and water erosion
Imagine you're a kid playing in the dirt making a tower or mountain. You don't use all the same material in your creation because it's what happens to be available. The first layers are scooped up out of clay, but that's not tall enough. So, you bring over some sand to mix in and layer on. When it's done the outermost layer is the least stable, being mostly loose sand, but it's a bit sturdier where the sand and clay were mixed.
If you dump water on top to see how it would do in the rain, water penetrates and moves the loose materials, leaving the more solid/compacted ones. The water flows down the sides and into crevices where it's weaker. If you keep it up, it's a deluge, then you'd start seeing formations similar to the Tsingy.
Maybe a little less scientific, but I hope this helps. 💜🌍✌️😎🍀
@@erinmcdonald7781 Interesting but it still seems off. Reason being is this does not seem to have been reproduced in a laboratory. I would like to see someone reproduce this physically and show it to us in videos and or photos.
But thanx anyway for your explanation.
Loving the vids. Been wondering, but have you, or are you planning to do a video on the known ancient volcanology of Missouri?
This area probably contain some cool caves. Right?
Wow! I can't even think of anything better to say. Just Wow!
That opening clip though--why couldn't they make the bridge without gaps over a fall that far. 😳
You should make a video on the volcano close to Tokyo, the volcano is called Mount Hakone caldera which last erupted on 15th June 2015
There is similar rillenkaren topography on the Spanish island of Mallorca, but with less vertical prominence.
Cool video, can you cover pyroclastic lightning, it's a very interesting nature event
I recall Beavis and Butthead having an obsession with Tsingy. Or was that Thingies?
Hello GeologyHub. Could you please make a video about Devil's Hole in Nevada? Thank you very much.
Excuse me, but I think I didn't quite understood why Tsigny have such shape. For example Ha Long Bay is also made of limestone and their rocks are not so sharp. Why do Tsigny rocks have such a unique shape, even on the world level?
When I was in school quickly learned how to spell the country even though my classmates had trouble it was easy I made a rhyme about how to spell it and the rest is history.
Karst is fascinating…
Sure, start the video with a nice walk over a canyon (fear of heights kicks in) 😛
Nice guessing but it’s still conjecture
Just with how many landmasses India collided with. It's responsible for so many orogeneses (Australia, Madagascar, and now the Himalayas) 😅.
(just asking because I am from India).
They look kinda spiky
You did not mention the super-animal Lemurs which made this their home and jump from razor sharp peak to peak. I am dissapointed in you for super-geology-Lemur's sake.
I see that in the past sea levels have changed drastically going up and going down. Long before mankind came along.
In those days there were giants
"Long before mankind came along." - and now we humans are causing much faster sea level rises.
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computer talking...ugh
pure speculation - not science