Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g
A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, & Tibet
Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-965300-3
Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
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.
Zielgruppe
Popular science readers with a keen interest in the geology of the Himalaya, as well as geologists, mountaineers, and trekkers.
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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