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Title: Windows into the Earth Condition: New Subtitle: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks ISBN-10: 0195105974 EAN: 9780195105971 ISBN: 9780195105971 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Format: Paperback Type: Paperback Release Date: 27/04/2000 Description: Millions of years ago, the North American continent was dragged over the world's largest continental hotspot (a hug column of molten rock rising from the earth's interior), tracing a 5 mile wide, 500 mile long path northeastward across Idaho and generating huge volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The hotspot lifted the Yellowstone Plateau to more than 7000 feet and pushed the Northern Rockies to new heights. This book is the story of those events and how the landscape of the two great national parks was shaped by earthquakes, volcanoes, geysers and, in the uplifted Rocky Mountains, mountain glaciers. The story is also a 'window' into the earth's interior, revealing the dynamic processes within. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 254mm Item Length: 202mm Item Width: 19mm Item Weight: 860g Author: Lee J. Siegel, Robert B. Smith Genre: Home Garden & Pets Topic: Science Nature & Math Release Year: 2000 Missing Information?
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