Colliding Continents : A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet

Name: Colliding Continents : A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet
Author: Mike Searle
ISBN: 9780198798514

by Mike Searle

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Colliding Continents : A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet

by Mike Searle

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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.

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LanguageEnglish

PublisherOxford University Press

Publication DateOct. 26th, 2017

ISBN-139780198798514

Dimensions6.81 x 9.72 x 0.89 inches

ISBN-100198798512

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Timechart	p. ii
Preface 2017	p. vii
Preface 2013	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Figures	p. vii
Oceans and Continents	p. 1
Continents in Collision: Kashmir, Ladakh, Zanskar	p. 31
The Dreaming Spires of the Karakoram	p. 63
Pressure, Temperature, Time, and Space	p. 105
Frozen Rivers and Fault Lines	p. 135
North-West Frontier: Kohistan, Hindu Kush, Pamirs	p. 157
Faces of Everest	p. 169
Mapping the Geology of Everest and Makalu	p. 199
Mountains and Maoists: Annapurna, Manaslu	p. 227
Around the Bend: Nanga Parbat, Namche Barwa	p. 251
Roof of the World: Tibet, Pamirs	p. 271
Extruding Indochina: Burma, Vietnam, Yunnan, Thailand	p. 303
The Day the Earth Shook: The Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, December 2004	p. 331
The Making of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibetan Plateau	p. 351
Google Earth maps of the Western Himalaya, Karakoram, Everest-Makalu region and central Nepal Himalaya	p. 371
Basic Concepts and Definitions of Rock Deformation, Metamorphism, and Magmatism	p. 377
Glossary	p. 395
Local Glossary	p. 403
Chronology of Exploration	p. 405
Notes	p. 409
References	p. 425
Community Action Nepal (CAN)	p. 437
Index	p. 439
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LanguageEnglish

PublisherOxford University Press

Publication DateOct. 26th, 2017

ISBN-139780198798514

Dimensions6.81 x 9.72 x 0.89 inches

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