ERTH 2410 Lecture 1: structgeo1kate
23 Jun 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Canada, saint pierre and miquelon, united states of. Not part of a continent but grouped with. It runs along the entire coast of the italian penninsula and is the source of almost all the rivers in italy. It is the most extensive area of high plateau that is outside of. Noted for hypoxic air caused by its very high elevation. Range includes non-volcanic mountains and also notable volcanoes know as the high. Alpine region of alps contains about 100 peaks with an elevation higher than 4000 meters. Formed roughly 480 million years ago and once reached elevations similar to the alps and rocky mountains before they eroded. Part of appalacian mountain range spruce knob is the highest point. It is a barrier range that runs for about 400 miles. Only two roads leading into it both from the yukon. Contains over 55% of the worlds known reserve of tungsten. Largest system of mountain ranges located in central asia.
