The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains is the part of
來源:香港大書城megBookStore,http://www.megbook.com.hk the orogenic system that formed at the Pacific continental margin
of present-day Antarctica. According to a recent hypothesis, this
continental margin was created by the rifting and subsequent drift
of Laurentia from Gondwana. With an unparalleled breadth and depth
of information, this book provides a detailed synthesis of the
history of the Ross orogen. In doing so, it incorporates classical
studies with discussions of the most recent and controversial
research from the international community. The book also includes a
comprehensive bibliography and a historical chronology of all
expeditions that have worked on the Ross orogen in the
Transantarctic Mountains, from the first sightings by Ross in 1840
right up to the present day. This review of the Ross orogen of the
Transantarctic Mountains will be valuable to all geologists
interested in these episodes in the Earth''s history, and to
researchers of the geology of Antarctica.
目錄:
1. Introduction
2. Northern Victoria Land
3. Southern Victoria Land
4. Central Transantarctic Mountains
5. Queen Maud-Horlick Mountains
6. Thiel Mountains
7. Pensacola Mountains
8. Synthesis