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Colliding continents : a geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, & Tibet /

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 reg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Searle, M. P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Geology, Structural > Asia.
Geodynamics > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Plate tectonics > Himalaya Mountains Region.
Geology, Structural > Himalaya Mountains.
Geology, Structural > Karakoram Range.
Geology, Structural > Tibetan Plateau.
Himalaya Mountains.
Karakoram Range.
Tibetan Plateau.
Géodynamique > Himālaya.
Tectonique des plaques > Himālaya.
Himālaya.
Karakoram.
Tibet, Plateau du.
Geodynamics
Geology, Structural
Plate tectonics
Asia
Asia > Karakoram Range
China > Plateau of Tibet
Himalaya Mountains
Himalaya Mountains Region
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2013.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 438 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191918247 (ebook)
0191918245 (ebook)