Colliding Continents
A geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 26 October 2017
- ISBN 9780198798514
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 247x173x22 mm
- Weight 930 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Full colour illustrations throughout 0
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Short description:
Gargantuan geological forces created the spectacular mountain ranges of the Himalaya and Karakoram. Mike Searle, one of the world's most experienced field geologists, tells the scientific story, illustrating it with his own photographs, and accounts of his mountaineering and research in the region.
MoreLong description:
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 our time, presents a rich account of the geological forces that were involved in creating these mountain ranges. Using his personal accounts of extreme mountaineering and research in the region, he pieces together the geological processes that formed such impressive peaks.
Beautifully illustrated.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Oceans and continents
Continents in collision: Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar
The dreaming spires of the Karakoram
Pressure, temperature, time, and space
Frozen rivers and fault lines
Northwest Frontier: Kohistan, Hindu Kush, Pamirs
Faces of Everest
Mapping the geology of Everest and Makalu
Mountains and Maoists: Annapurna, Manaslu
Around the bend: Nanga Parbat, Namche Barwa
Roof of the World: Tibet, Pamirs
Extruding Indochina: Burma, Vietnam, Yunnan, Thailand
The day the Earth shook: Sumatra-Andaman earthquake 2004
The making of Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibetan plateau
Postscript
Acknowledgements
Appendix 1: Basics
Appendix 2: Glossary
Appendix 3: Local glossary
Appendix 4: Chronology
Notes
Index
