Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin

Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin
Author: Kenneth D. Ridgway
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0813724317

"The convergent margin of southern Alaska is considered one of the type areas for understanding the growth of continental margins through collisional tectonic processes. Collisional processes that formed this margin were responsible for multiple episodes of sedimentary basin development, subduction complex growth, magmatism, and deformation. Two main collisional episodes shaped this Mesozoic-Cenozoic continental margin. The first event was the Mesozoic collision of the allochthonous Wrangellia composite terrane. This event represents the largest addition of juvenile crust to western North America in the past 100 m.y. The second event is the ongoing collision of the Yakutat terrane along the southeastern margin of Alaska. This Cenozoic event has produced the highest coast mountain range on Earth (Saint Elias Mountains), the Wrangell continental arc, and sedimentary basins throughout southern Alaska. Active collisional processes continue to shape the southern margin of Alaska, mainly through crustal shortening and strike-slip deformation, large-magnitude earthquakes, and rapid uplift and exhumation of mountain belts and high sedimentation rates in adjacent sedimentary basins. This volume contains 24 articles that integrate new geophysical and geologic data, including many field-based studies, to better link the sedimentary, structural, geochemical, and magmatic processes that are important for understanding the development of collisional continental margins."--Publisher's website.

Mountain Ranges of Alaska

Mountain Ranges of Alaska
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230623252

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 80. Chapters: Alaska Range, Aleutian Range, Brooks Range, Coast Mountains, Saint Elias Mountains, Mount Logan, Red Dog Mine, Alaska, List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska - British Columbia/Yukon border, Mount McKinley, Kobuk River, Mount Redoubt, Denali National Park and Preserve, Makushin Volcano, Pacific Coast Ranges, Coast Range Arc, Novarupta, Mount Fairweather, Mount Katmai, Mount Churchill, Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Mount Hunter, Fourpeaked Mountain, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Wrangell Volcanic Field, Mount Saint Elias, Endicott Mountains, Ahklun Mountains, Nass River, Mount Bona, Mount Foraker, Mount Shishaldin, Mount Aniakchak, Mount Pavlof, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Wrangell Mountains, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Mount Amukta, Boundary Ranges, Baird Mountains, Alfred Hulse Brooks, Noatak River, Revelation Mountains, Mount Vancouver, Mount Augusta, Mount Chiginagak, Alagnak River, Tordrillo Mountains, Koyukuk River, Mount Lucania, Mount Akutan, Mount Hubbard, Yantarni Volcano, Mount Veniaminof, Chugach Mountains, Mount Cook, Deserted River, Mount Deborah, Mount Russell, Mount Denison, Becharof Lake, Mount Griggs, Nenana River, University Peak, Colville River, Middle Triple Peak, King Peak, Ukinrek Maars, Mount Vsevidof, Alatna River, Alaska North Slope, Mentasta Mountains, Talkeetna Mountains, Mount Carlisle, Alsek Ranges, Neacola Mountains, Arrigetch Peaks, Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park, Mount Stevens, Mount Alverstone, Kusilvak Mountains, Chigmit Mountains, Mount Bear, Mount Kanaga, Mount Hayes, Mount Emmons, Mollie Beattie Wilderness, Mount Douglas, Atigun Pass, Mount Iliamna, Killik River, Mount Hesperus, Mount Martin, Mount Quincy Adams, Mount Moffett, Mount Kaguyak, North Fork Koyukuk River, Mount Recheshnoi, Mount Mageik, ..

Alaska Range

Alaska Range
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781594859663

Battreall's imagery and personal experiences anchor Alaska Range, while a collection of essays, by beloved Alaskan writers and adventurers Art Davidson, Roman Dial, Jeff Benowitz, Verna Pratt, Bill Sherwonit, Brian Okonek, and Clint Helander--provide rich context, examining the range's geology, recounting its exploration and mountaineering histories, and delving into an intimate look at the flora and fauna..