Cool Rock Formations of Western Canada are a great attraction to photographers because they offer cool shapes and textures. Anyone who is particularly interested in abstract photography may find himself in heaven when coming upon such geological feature.
The breakup of Pangaea (200 million years ago), the supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth, triggered the modern continental configurations to take shape. The North American continent began to move in a north-westerly direction and the Atlantic Ocean began to open in the east.
Canada moved to northern latitudes from the equator and then westward across the ancient Pacific Ocean. This caused several large landmasses to collide and become amalgamated with the western edge of the continent.
Most of British Columbia was formed in the succession of collisions, volcanic episodes, and periods of metamorphism and folding are what largely account for the rugged nature of the Cordilleran belt that extends from Alaska down through the western United States.
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