Iberian Peninsula Rotating Clockwise Due to Tectonic Forces

Scientists have found that the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain and Portugal, is slowly turning clockwise.

This happens because of the big pieces of Earth's crust called tectonic plates moving and pushing against each other.

The Eurasian and African plates are moving closer together every year, and this causes the land to change shape over a very long time.

A special area called the Alboran domain is moving westward, which helps create a curved mountain range called the Gibraltar Arc.

This movement makes the Iberian Peninsula rotate.

Even though we won't see big changes in our lifetime, understanding these movements helps scientists predict earthquakes and learn about how the Earth changes over millions of years.