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The Arda meanders through the Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria. Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have re-dated the formation of the mountain range. © pixabay/Svetoslav Markov

Bulgarian mountains are 40 million years younger than thought

Like an elevator to the top: Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have used computer models to show how the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria were formed. Sunken rocks from the African plate rose again from a depth of 100 kilometers. The result: the mountain range is 40 million years old and therefore significantly younger than previously assumed.