Colliding Continents
A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet
(Sprache: Englisch)
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.
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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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Colliding Continents “
Preface; 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 Northwest 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; 13 The day the Earth shook: Sumatra-Andaman earthquake 2004; 14 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
Autoren-Porträt von Mike Searle
Mike Searle has worked for the last 30 years on the geology of the Himalaya, Karakoram, Tibet, and Southeast Asia. He combines geological field investigations with mountaineering expeditions to the greater ranges, and has published more than 130 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of Geology and Tectonics of the Karakoram Mountains (1991) and has co-edited four books for the Geological Society of London. He has published a Geological Map of the Mount Everest region, Nepal and South Tibet (2003, 2007) and has given numerous talks about the region.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Mike Searle
- 464 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Masse: 25,3 x 18 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199653003
- ISBN-13: 9780199653003
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.03.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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All can learn from the master in this excellent book. Jonathan Wright, Geographical This is a wonderful record of Mike Searles 30 year geological explorations of the high mountains of Asia. He writes as clearly and concisely as he talks, always making huge geological dramas intelligible and interesting to the layman as well as to the expert. Whether you view the Himalaya and Karakoram as a giant exercise bar or a place for spiritual renewal, you will find this geological history of the high mountains of Asia absolutely fascinating. Doug Scott, Climber and Amateur Geologist An intimate anatomy of the greatest mountain range in the planet, revealed by a geologist who has walked, scrambled and climbed over virtually every inch of it. Iain Stewart, Geologist and Broadcaster
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