Himalaya: Geological Aspects, Volume 4P. S. Saklani Satish Serial Publishing House, 2005 - Geology Contributed articles. |
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... PLATEAU On the northern edge of the Central Tibetan Plateau ( Fig . 2 , No. 1 ) large quantities of erratic granite blocks have been deposited on ridges up to heights of 5300 m asl ( Kuhle 1993 , Photo 2 ) . They lie on outcropping ...
... PLATEAU On the northern edge of the Central Tibetan Plateau ( Fig . 2 , No. 1 ) large quantities of erratic granite blocks have been deposited on ridges up to heights of 5300 m asl ( Kuhle 1993 , Photo 2 ) . They lie on outcropping ...
Page 203
... Plateau ( Fig . 2 , No. 36 ) were completely covered by an ice cap between 3400 and 5000 m asl ( Kuhle 1995 , 1998b ) . In the north / east facing Oytag Valley of the King Ata Tagh Mountains ( Fig . 2 No. 37 ) , which rise to 6800 or ...
... Plateau ( Fig . 2 , No. 36 ) were completely covered by an ice cap between 3400 and 5000 m asl ( Kuhle 1995 , 1998b ) . In the north / east facing Oytag Valley of the King Ata Tagh Mountains ( Fig . 2 No. 37 ) , which rise to 6800 or ...
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... Plateau , south of the lake ( Fig . 2 , Nos . 38,39 ) , the present snow line is at 3900-4200 m asl ( e.g. Petrov Glacier , Ak Shirak Massif ) , so that it must have been below the plateau level at 2700-3200 m asl during the Main Ice ...
... Plateau , south of the lake ( Fig . 2 , Nos . 38,39 ) , the present snow line is at 3900-4200 m asl ( e.g. Petrov Glacier , Ak Shirak Massif ) , so that it must have been below the plateau level at 2700-3200 m asl during the Main Ice ...
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