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Geomorphology of Central America : a syngenetic perspective /
Geomorphology of Central America is authored by a scientist with more than 30 years of regional assessment research experience in Central American countries, arming scientists with a classic research method-a method most effective when applied to specific geographic regions globally. The scientific...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Geomorphology of Central America: A Syngenetic Perspective; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Introduction ; Chapter 1. Structural Geomorphology; Tectonic Plates; Accretion or Dorsal Areas; Landslide Areas by Transforming Faults; Subduction Zones; Volcanism; Volcanism as a Product of Tectonic Plates; Hot Spot Volcanism; The Central American Case; Seismology; Chapter 2. Central America's Isthmus Geomorphology; Tehuantepec Isthmus Region; Yucatan and Belize; Chapter 3. Geomorphological Landscapes of Guatemala; The Humid Peten Tropical Plain; Izabal Lake Tectonic System.
- Alto Cuchumatanes, a Glacial PastGuatemala's Sierra Madre, Volcanic Range; Santa Maria or Gaxanul Volcanic Complex; Atitlan Caldera; Fuego Volcanic Mountain Range; Fuego Volcano; Agua Volcano; Pacaya Volcano; Amatitlan Lake; Sinkholes in Guatemala City; Tecuamburro Volcano; Collapsed Calderas; Ayarza Collapsed Caldera; Retana Collapsed Caldera; The Southern Volcanic Structures; Tahual Volcano; Flores or Amayo Volcano; Moyuta Volcano; The Pacific Plain; Chapter 4. Geomorphological Features of Honduras; Caribbean Sea Coral Archipelago; The Narrow Plains; Ulua River.
- The Great Caratasca Coastal Alluvial PlainThe Central Range; The North Mountain Range; The Central Mountain Range; The South Mountain Range; Patuca Mountain Sector; Geomorphology of Copan Valley; Choluteca Plain; Choluteca Volcanic Field; Gulf of Fonseca Volcanic Archipelago; Chapter 5. The Geomorphology of El Salvador; Northern Mountain Range Bordering Honduras; Interior Valley; Quaternary Volcanic Range; Santa Ana Volcano; San Salvador Volcano; Ilopango Collapsed Caldera; San Vicente Stratovolcano (1 mi 626.26 yd); San Miguel or Chaparrastique Volcano; Usulutan Volcanic Complex.
- Conchagua and Conchaguita VolcanoesEl Salvador Pacific Coast; Chapter 6. Geomorphological Landscapes of Nicaragua; The Paleozoic Mountains; The Caribbean Plains; Northern Caribbean and Southern Caribbean; The Central Mountain Range; The Central Depression; Maribios Volcanic Range; San Cristobal Stratovolcano; Telica Volcano; Cerro Negro Volcano; Momotombo Stratovolcano; Managua Collapsed Caldera; The Gas Maars; Miraflores-Nejapa Fissural Area; Masaya Volcano Caldera Complex; Apoyo Collapsed Caldera; Los Pueblos Plateau; Mombacho Stratovolcano; Ometepe Island: Concepcion and Maderas Volcanoes.
- Geomorphological Challenge: Nicaragua's Interoceanic ChannelFeasibility of the Project; Chontale�na Mountain Range; Nagrandana Plain and Pacific Coast; Chapter 7. Costa Rica's Structural Units; Northern Plains Extension of Nicaragua's Graben; Fluviolacustrine Terraces; Frio River Basin; Plio-Quaternary Volcanic Ranges; Guanacaste Volcanic Range; Orosi-Cacao Volcanic Complex; Rincon de la Vieja volcanic complex; Miravalles Complex; Tenorio-Montezuma Volcanic Complex; Los Perdidos-Chato-Arenal Modern Volcanic Complex; San Lorenzo Collapsed Caldera; Central Volcanic Mountain Range.