| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 438 pages) : color illustrations |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 the most remote and savage ranges of all. In this beautifully illustrated book, Mike Searle, a geologist at the University of Oxford and one of the most experienced field geologists of ourtime, presents a rich account of the geological forces that were involved in creating these mountain ranges. Using hi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Geology, Structural -- Asia
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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Geology, Structural
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| SUBJECT |
Himalaya Mountains. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060851
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Karakoram Range. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071593
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Himalaya Mountains Region. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005599
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Himalaya Mountains Region
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Asia
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Asia -- Karakoram Range
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Himalaya Mountains
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191652486 |
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0191652482 |
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9780199653003 |
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0199653003 |
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9780191918247 |
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0191918245 |
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