Monday, May 27, 2013

Chapter 24: Lithospheric Plates and Plate Movement

The Glaciers are Coming!


Continents drift, and as these landmasses pull apart, or together, volcanoes and earthquakes can come about as a result. Landmasses thicken due to movement of the plates, and like Jasper’s Athabasca Glaciers, form towering structures. If we were to hypothetically remove ten percent of the upper mountain, the landmass would lift as a result of isostasy. 


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