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Page 157
... relief of Asia was molded primarily under the influences of : ( 1 ) ancient processes of planation ( levelling ) ; ( 2 ) larger vertical movements of the surface during the later Terti- ary and Quaternary periods ; and ( 3 ) severe ...
... relief of Asia was molded primarily under the influences of : ( 1 ) ancient processes of planation ( levelling ) ; ( 2 ) larger vertical movements of the surface during the later Terti- ary and Quaternary periods ; and ( 3 ) severe ...
Page 296
... relief are shown by relief shading . 30 ° GREENLAND- ICELAND RISE YKJANES RIDGE 3008 GIBBS FRACTURE. 731 ...
... relief are shown by relief shading . 30 ° GREENLAND- ICELAND RISE YKJANES RIDGE 3008 GIBBS FRACTURE. 731 ...
Page 389
... relief , and humid tropical climates prevailed , for laterite is at present forming only under such conditions in such areas as Southeast Asia and the Congo Basin . The dis- rupted former drainage system of Salinaland has already been ...
... relief , and humid tropical climates prevailed , for laterite is at present forming only under such conditions in such areas as Southeast Asia and the Congo Basin . The dis- rupted former drainage system of Salinaland has already been ...
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