Colliding continents : a geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet /
The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today. The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains and a reputation as being one of...
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2013.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Timechart; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 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 200414 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.
