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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Главный автор: Frisch, Wolfgang
Соавтор: SpringerLink (Online service)
Другие авторы: Meschede, Martin, Blakey, Ronald C.
Формат: Electronic Resource
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2011.
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Online-ссылка:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access