Mountain BuildingAleutian volcanoesAndes MountainsMt. EverestAlpsAleutians—from spaceAleutians--obliqueAleutian type mountain buildingRing of FireCrustal thickeningMt St HelensAndesAndesSouthern South AmericaPassive marginConvergent marginCrustal thickeningStages of orogenesisAlpine Himalayan orogenySubduction of Tethys SeawayHimalayasHimalaya topographyIndia-Asia collisionHokkaido, JapanAncestral Atlantic closingSuture of Africa to North AmericaMadagascarSubmerged oceanic plateausWestern North AmericaTopography of the worldExtension of Western North AmericaDetached sinking oceanic lithosphereGrand TetonsNorth American mountain beltsisostasyIsostasy principleCrustal subsidence due to mountain buildingUnloading by erosion allows isostatic reboundDeposited sediments locally loads marginExtreme uplift due to compressionDuctile spreading after upliftMountain BuildingReading: Chapter 10Pages 294-304Aleutian volcanoeshttp://www.tamug.edu/Labb/Alaska/Stellers/Volcanos/Alaska_Volcanos.htmAndes Mountainshttp://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/Nazca.htmlMt. Everesthttp://tlacaelel.igeofcu.unam.mx/~GeoD/colision/colision.htmlAlpshttp://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/topography/topography.htmlAleutians—from spaceTaken on the STS-56 shuttle mission, in April 1993. Image number: STS056-071-031http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aleutians-space.jpgAleutians--obliquehttp://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Image:Aleutians-aerial.jpghttp://home.earthlink.net/~patron9/ with permission of author tom bigleyAleutian type mountain buildingRing of Firehttp://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/fire.htmlCrustal thickeningMt St Helenshttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Eruption04/MSH25Years/msh_from_harrys_ridge.html• Link to • Mt Hood activity belowhttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Hood/CurrentActivity/framework.htmlAndeshttp://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~maltmann/photgal_cz.htmlAndeshttp://www.3dnworld.com/gallery.php?user=RPratoSouthern South Americahttp://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/screenshots-bm.htmlhttp://www.geo.arizona.edu/geo5xx/geo527/Andes/intro.htmlPassive marginConvergent marginCrustal thickeningStages of orogenesisAlpine Himalayan orogenyhttp://tlacaelel.igeofcu.unam.mx/~GeoD/colision/colision.htmlSubduction of Tethys SeawayHimalayashttp://www.answers.com/topic/himalayas-jpgHimalaya topographyhttp://www.geo.cornell.edu/grads/duncan/topo/India-Asia collisionhttp://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/understanding.html#anchor4665685Hokkaido, Japanhttp://astroa.physics.metu.edu.tr/Astronom/EARTH/PIA02751.HTMAncestral Atlantic closingSuture of Africa to North AmericaMadagascarhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/cosm_plan.htmlhttp://astroa.physics.metu.edu.tr/Astronom/IEARTH.HTMSubmerged oceanic plateausWestern North America• Accreted terranesTopography of the worldhttp://piru.alexandria.ucsb.edu/collections/geography3b/dar/WEEK3/week3.htmlExtension of Western North AmericaDetached sinking oceanic lithosphereGrand TetonsNorth American mountain beltsisostasyIsostasy principlehttp://parautochthon.com/100584/155607.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*Crustal subsidence due to mountain buildinghttp://piru.alexandria.ucsb.edu/collections/geography3b/dar/WEEK3/week3.htmlUnloading by erosion allows isostatic reboundhttp://piru.alexandria.ucsb.edu/collections/geography3b/dar/WEEK3/week3.htmlDeposited sediments locally loads marginhttp://piru.alexandria.ucsb.edu/collections/geography3b/dar/WEEK3/week3.htmlExtreme uplift due to compressionDuctile spreading after
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