The Forming of the Himalayas - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson

Our continents are a lot older than our oceans. Why is that and what can we learn about the formation of the Himalayas?
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James Jackson gave the 1995 Christmas Lectures "Planet Earth: An Explorer's Guide" about the inner workings of planet Earth.
The fourth lecture " The Puzzle of the Continents", where this clip is from, explains how our continents were formed and looks at what the future might look like.
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Christmas Lectures are a popular children's science show broadcast every year on the BBC. As such they fall under UA-cam's 'Made for Kids' category, which means that some common features are disabled on this video, such as comments, cards and end screens.
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