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Mountains: Masterworks of the Living Earth

Paul Tapponnier

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From the Himalayas and the Andes to the little-known Altays of Central Asia, mountains are objects of admiration, awe and legend. Mountains: Wonders of the Natural World tours the world's mountain ranges and reveals the origins - and futures - of these natural wonders. Beginning with the tremendous forces that create and develop mountains, the books explores the secrets of a mountain's endurance against erosive wind, rain and snow, as well as the fate of a mountain in the twilight of its existence, millions of years after its formation. The book firstly discusses the most interesting ranges now in the world, the Himalayas. These are young, growing mountains and natural phenomenon like Tsunami 2004 and South Asia Earth Quake 2005 are actively making them grow. Secondly, the book explains different mountain landscapes like plateaus, volcanoes, etc, and shows how mountains 'die'. This is what has happened to the Rockies and the Alps, where the activity in the earth is dead and glaciers are eating them away. mountains, again mostly in the Himalayas, because there you can find places and habits that have virtually remained untouched for centuries.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: January 02, 2007

ISBN: 0810930838

ISBN 13: 9780810930834

Mountains: Masterworks of the Living Earth

Paul Tapponnier

5/5 ( ratings)

From the Himalayas and the Andes to the little-known Altays of Central Asia, mountains are objects of admiration, awe and legend. Mountains: Wonders of the Natural World tours the world's mountain ranges and reveals the origins - and futures - of these natural wonders. Beginning with the tremendous forces that create and develop mountains, the books explores the secrets of a mountain's endurance against erosive wind, rain and snow, as well as the fate of a mountain in the twilight of its existence, millions of years after its formation. The book firstly discusses the most interesting ranges now in the world, the Himalayas. These are young, growing mountains and natural phenomenon like Tsunami 2004 and South Asia Earth Quake 2005 are actively making them grow. Secondly, the book explains different mountain landscapes like plateaus, volcanoes, etc, and shows how mountains 'die'. This is what has happened to the Rockies and the Alps, where the activity in the earth is dead and glaciers are eating them away. mountains, again mostly in the Himalayas, because there you can find places and habits that have virtually remained untouched for centuries.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Release: January 02, 2007

ISBN: 0810930838

ISBN 13: 9780810930834

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