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

Edition First edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 438 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) 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 Notes This edition previously issued in print: 2013 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Geology, Structural -- Asia Geodynamics -- Himalaya Mountains Region Plate tectonics -- Himalaya Mountains Region Geology, Structural -- Himalaya Mountains Geology, Structural -- Karakoram Range Geology, Structural -- Tibet, Plateau of Geodynamics Geology, Structural Plate tectonics SUBJECT Himalaya Mountains. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060851 Karakoram Range. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071593 Tibet, Plateau of. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86005180 Subject Asia Asia -- Karakoram Range China -- Plateau of Tibet Himalaya Mountains Himalaya Mountains Region Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191918247 (ebook) 0191918245 (ebook)

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