Keywords:
Continental drift.
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Mountains.
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aGeology, Structural.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Gargantuan geological forces created the spectacular mountain ranges of the Himalaya and Karakoram. Mike Searle, one of the world's most experienced field geologists, tells the scientific story, illustrating it with his own photographs, and accounts of his mountaineering and research in the region.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (463 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780191652486
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1113212
DDC:
555.496
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Contents -- Timechart -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- 1 Oceans and Continents -- 2 Continents in Collision: Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar -- 3 The Dreaming Spires of the Karakoram -- 4 Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Space -- 5 Frozen Rivers and Fault Lines -- 6 North-West Frontier: Kohistan, Hindu Kush, Pamirs -- 7 Faces of Everest -- 8 Mapping the Geology of Everest and Makalu -- 9 Mountains and Maoists: Annapurna, Manaslu -- 10 Around the Bend: Nanga Parbat, Namche Barwa -- 11 Roof of the World: Tibet, Pamirs -- 12 Extruding Indochina: Burma, Vietnam, Yunnan, Thailand -- 13 The Day the Earth Shook: The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake 2004 -- 14 The Making of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibetan Plateau -- Appendix A: Basic Concepts and Definitions of Rock Deformation, Metamorphism, and Magmatism -- Appendix B: Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Appendix C: Local Glossary -- Appendix D: Chronology of Exploration -- Notes -- References -- Community Action, Nepal -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
