By Jorge Rabassa, Cliff Ollier
This publication offers broad and new info at the geomorphology of cratonic components of southern South the USA. It comprises useful facts on the subject of recurrent controversies more often than not geomorphology past the limits of South the US and divulges the nice have to combine many various elements of geomorphology in local stories. With the focal point on old landscapes and particularly on planation surfaces it addresses the query of what methods may perhaps shape such large good points, and the way they are often preserved for therefore lengthy. the various papers comprise maps of planation surfaces or different geomorphic devices. the amount brings jointly an up to date, cutting-edge selection of details on South American geomorphology, and indicates past doubt that geomorphology is at the comparable time scale as international tectonics, organic evolution and significant weather switch. the various papers describe old geomorphological positive aspects of parts that experience by no means been studied or released ahead of, whereas others describe areas that are absolutely unknown to the general public. The scope of the e-book extends from tropical latitudes north of the Tropic of Capricorn, south to freezing Patagonia within the “roaring fifties”, greater than 3,500 km from north to south. together with over 1000 citations from geological and geomorphological literature, this quantity will function a kick off point for a complete new part of reports of the interesting panorama heritage of southern South America.
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