Glacier or Tectonic Tearing?

The Finger Lakes system is located in the State of New York. “The geological term “finger” lake refers to a long, narrow lake in an over deepened glacial valley, while the proper name Finger Lakes goes back to the late 19th century. Cayuga and Seneca Lakes are among the deepest in the United States. Currently, the oldest known published use of finger lakes for this group of 11 lakes is in a United States Geological Survey paper by Thomas Chamberlin. 1” With one of the deepest lakes being over 600 feet deep.
Google Maps - Finger Lakes

This idea that the glacial activity is responsible for carving the Great Lakes and the Finger Lakes doesn’t explain how the glaciers actually dredge the material. Glaciers flow down and over objects and the glacier flow scraps away and carries material with them, but they do not dredge material. When glaciers retreat, it is a melting process, not an actual reverse movement process. Glaciers don’t start traveling backwards and carry material with them. They melt and leave material behind. 

The likely cause of the Finger Lakes, is Tectonic Tearing through the flexing of tectonic material as the westerly forces of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge move material. The Tectonic Tearing is the likely cause, and why, the lakes are so deep. Tectonic Tearing is the same activity that formed the Great Lakes. We can also see evidence of Tectonic Tearing in the Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan.

Google Maps -  Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan

Tectonic Tearing can be observed throughout the world. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the force that created the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. As material is pulled westerly away from the Canadian side of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, it also causes material in that area to flex, rip, and cause occasional earthquakes. 

Those forces are responsible for the tearing that is occurring all along the North Eastern part of Canada. Slower material moving south is pulled along with material moving to the west at a faster rate. This idea of plates should be replaced with the idea of newer material being produced at the ridges. This newer material at the ridges, produces a newer outer skin on earth’s surface. The newer material can cover older layers of crust material, or push the older material around, causing the material to flex and pull apart, pushing together causing mountains. If the material moves over older crust material, the leading edge of the Tectonic Wave produces a great amount of friction, and this is where volcanos formed. 

Crust material is that percentage of material that remains above sea level. A tectonic wave will move faster where there is no crust material. The tectonic wave will travel around the world covering the world with a new outer skin. The tectonic wave will move freely until it meets crust or opposing tectonic waves. South America is an example of a tectonic wave that causes flexing. As the wave meets an opposing wave, the crust material can form mountains. However, south of the tip of South America the tectonic wave moves freely pass the continents.

Google Earth

The wave coming from the Mid-Atlanta Ridge is pushing along more crust material at the equator. The ridge wave flowing west is much stronger at the equator then the opposing tectonic wave from the east. Further south, the wave from the west is stronger and as it travels east past the crust material it pulls the crust material along with the wave. The wave from the west causes the Southern tip of South American and Northern tip of Antarctica to flex to the east, causing tearing along the west sides of the Continents. 

Just behind the leading edge of the tectonic wave, there is a great deal of friction. This friction from the wave will produce volcanoes. When the Tectonic Wave hits opposing crust material, it slows down the Tectonic Wave. The resistance of the opposing crust material or tectonic wave will have a negative impact on the number of volcanoes in the area. Opposing Tectonic Wave can cause Tectonic Tearing and ripping. As a wave may pull crust material along with it, this can cause tectonic tearing and tectonic Flexing. 

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_Lakes

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