Plate tectonics continental drift and mountain building

How are mountains formed? Why are there old and young mountains? Why do the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together? Why is the Pacific surrounded by a ring of volcanoes and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful? Frisch and Meschede and Blakey...

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Main Author: Frisch, Wolfgang
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Meschede, Martin, Blakey, Ronald C.
Format: Electronic Resource
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2011.
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