Interesting you made that comment.
Quite a while ago I mentioned Dr Tim Clarey’s book “Carved in Stone”, where he did a very exhaustive look at three different continents and compared all three together. It was very compelling. I had been looking forward to him finishing the other continents.
So JUST after I posted my original post, and before reading your comment, I happened to watch this interview with him:
So apparently he’s finished two other continents. And this was a summary of that research.
If you listen to the first 40 minutes, you’ll see him doing what you described, a “systematic study of all geologic features and reach general conclusions”