Island Continents And Supercontinents
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Australia And Antarctica
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Author : Bruce McClish
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Australia And Antarctica written by Bruce McClish and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Antarctica categories.
This series supports the study of continents, providing information on each continent as well as the way continents affect the whole world - oceans, climate, plants, animals and human culture. The books emphasize the relationship between the continents, with facts, statistics and illustrations.
Continents And Supercontinents
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Author : John J. W. Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2004-09-16
Continents And Supercontinents written by John J. W. Rogers and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-16 with Science categories.
Surveys the origin of continents, and the accretion and breakup of supercontinents through earth history. This book also shows how these processes affected the composition of seawater, climate, and the evolution of life.
Island Continents And Supercontinents
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Author : Bruce McClish
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Release Date : 2003
Island Continents And Supercontinents written by Bruce McClish and has been published by Heinemann-Raintree Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Island continents -- Introducing Australia -- Australia: land and landforms -- Australia: climate, plants and animals -- Australia: history and culture -- Introducing Antarctica -- Antarctica: land and landforms -- Antarctica: climate, plants and animals -- Antarctica: discovery and exploration -- The making of island continents -- Changes in climate -- Isolation and wildlife.
Island And Super Continents
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Author : Bruce McClish
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2003-09-01
Island And Super Continents written by Bruce McClish and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with categories.
From plate tectonics and land bridges to exploration and civilization, this series emphasizes the relationship between continents--in physical connection or isolation. Individual titles provide specific details about related continents, including climate, landforms, plants, animals, and human culture.
Supercontinent
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Author : Ted Nield
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2012-02-09
Supercontinent written by Ted Nield and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with Science categories.
The shifting continents of the Earth are heading for inevitable collision: 250 million years from now, all the land masses on this planet will come together in a single, gigantic supercontinent which no human is ever likely to see. That future supercontinent will not be the first to form on Earth, nor will it be the last. Each cycle lasts half a billion years, making it the grandest of all the patterns in nature. It is scarcely a century since science first understood how Pangaea, the supercontinent which gave birth to dinosaurs, split apart, but scientists can now look back three-quarters of a billion years into the Earth's almost indecipherable past to reconstruct Pangaea's predecessor, and computer-model the shape of the Earth's far-distant future. Ted Nield's book tells the astounding story of how that science emerged (often in the face of fierce opposition), and how scientists today are using the most modern techniques to draw information out of the oldest rocks on Earth. It also reveals the remarkable human story of the Altantis-seeking visionaries and madmen who have been imagining lost or undiscovered continents for centuries. Ultimately all supercontinents exist only in the human imagination, but understanding the 'Supercontinent Cycle' represents nothing less than finally knowing how our planet works.
Supercontinent Cycles Through Earth History
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Author : Z.X. Li
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Release Date : 2016-05-20
Supercontinent Cycles Through Earth History written by Z.X. Li and has been published by Geological Society of London this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with Science categories.
The supercontinent-cycle hypothesis attributes planetary-scale episodic tectonic events to an intrinsic self-organizing mode of mantle convection, governed by the buoyancy of continental lithosphere that resists subduction during the closure of old ocean basins, and the consequent reorganization of mantle convection cells leading to the opening of new ocean basins. Characteristic timescales of the cycle are typically 500 to 700 million years. Proposed spatial patterns of cyclicity range from hemispheric (introversion) to antipodal (extroversion), to precisely between those end members (orthoversion). Advances in our understanding can arise from theoretical or numerical modelling, primary data acquisition relevant to continental reconstructions, and spatiotemporal correlations between plate kinematics, geodynamic events and palaeoenvironmental history. The palaeogeographic record of supercontinental tectonics on Earth is still under development. The contributions in this Special Publication provide snapshots in time of these investigations and indicate that Earth’s palaeogeographic record incorporates elements of all three end-member spatial patterns.
Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The Pacific
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Author : Patrick D. Nunn
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2008-10-31
Vanished Islands And Hidden Continents Of The Pacific written by Patrick D. Nunn and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-31 with History categories.
Islands—as well as entire continents—are reputed to have disappeared in many parts of the world. Yet there is little information on this subject concerning its largest ocean, the Pacific. Over the years, geologists have amassed data that point to the undeniable fact of islands having disappeared in the Pacific, a phenomenon that the oral traditions of many groups of Pacific Islanders also highlight. There are even a few instances where fragments of Pacific continents have disappeared, becoming hidden from view rather than being submerged. In this scientifically rigorous yet readily comprehensible account of the fascinating subject of vanished islands and hidden continents in the Pacific, the author ranges far and wide, from explanations of the region’s ancient history to the meanings of island myths. Using both original and up-to-date information, he shows that there is real value in bringing together myths and the geological understanding of land movements. A description of the Pacific Basin and the "ups and downs" of the land within its vast ocean is followed by chapters explaining how—long before humans arrived in this part of the world—islands and continents that no longer exist were once present. A succinct account is given of human settlement of the region and the establishment of cultural contexts for the observation of occasional catastrophic earth-surface changes and their encryption in folklore. The author also addresses the persistent myths of a "sunken continent" in the Pacific, which became widespread after European arrival and were subsequently incorporated into new age and pseudoscience explanations of our planet and its inhabitants. Finally, he presents original data and research on island disappearances witnessed by humans, recorded in oral and written traditions, and judged by geoscience to be authentic. Examples are drawn from throughout the Pacific, showing that not only have islands collapsed, and even vanished, within the past few hundred years, but that they are also liable to do so in the future.
Continents In Collision
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Author : Russell Miller
language : en
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Release Date : 1983
Continents In Collision written by Russell Miller and has been published by Time Life Medical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Science categories.
Presents evidence supporting Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. Explains plate tectonics and discusses what is known of the earth's crust and upper mantle.
The Origin Of Continents And Oceans
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Author : Alfred Wegener
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1966-01-01
The Origin Of Continents And Oceans written by Alfred Wegener and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966-01-01 with Science categories.
In 1915 Alfred Wegener's seminal work describing the continental drift was first published in German. Wegener explained various phenomena of historical geology, geomorphy, paleontology, paleoclimatology, and similar areas in terms of continental drift. This edition includes new data to support his theories, helping to refute the opponents of his controversial views. 64 illustrations.
Origins
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2001
Origins written by and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Nature categories.
Glorious panoramic photography by the author, a specialist in interpretive landscape, reveals the physical legacy of the Earth's distant past. This exceptional book celebrates the inevitability of global change and highlights our need as human beings to recognize and adjust to it. Color and b&w illustrations.