Mountains : The origins of the Earths mountain systems

Name: Mountains : The origins of the Earths mountain systems
Brand: Liverpool University Press

Liverpool University Press

MountainsThe Origins of the Earths Mountain Systems\nAuthor(s): Graham Park\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Liverpool University Press\nISBN-13: 9781780460666, 978-1780460666\nSynopsis\n'Outstanding Academic Title' Choice, magazine of the Association of College & Research Libraries, American Library [url] mountains on Earth occur within relatively well-defined, narrow belts separated by wide expanses of much lower-lying ground. Their distribution is not random but is caused by the now well-understood geological processes of plate tectonics. Some mountains mark the site of a former plate collision where one continental plate has ridden up over another, resulting in a zone of highly deformed and elevated rocks. Others are essentially volcanic in [url] most obvious mountain belts today the Himalayas, the Alps and the Andes, for example - are situated at currently active plate boundaries. Others, such as the Caledonian mountains of.