Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 25 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7 million years ago.
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Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7 million years ago.