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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Autor principal: Frisch, Wolfgang
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Outros Autores: Meschede, Martin, Blakey, Ronald C.
Formato: Electronic Resource
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2011.
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Acesso em linha:Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access