The incredible road that's the 'world's highest' at 19,000ft near a volcano
At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...
Frontiers1 个月
Volcanism in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes
Some Pleistocene-to-Holocene examples of important eruptions correspond to the Soncor eruption of Lascar volcano (~27 ka) which emitted 10-15 km3 of magma ... understanding of the evolution and impact ...
Study warns of a "ticking time bomb" under West Antarctic Ice Sheet as ice reveals 100 ...
Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the ...
BBC5 个月
What are mountains?
The Andes run for over 7,000km. Other mountains (usually those that stand on their own) are created by ancient volcanoes. Ben Nevis in Scotland was once a very large active volcano. It last ...
EurekAlert!2 年
Barbara Carrapa in the Andes (IMAGE)
Co-author Barbara Carrapa doing fieldwork in the High Andes (Puna Plateau) of northwest Argentina to understand paleoenvironments in the Cenozoic. Credit: Mark Clementz. Credit must be given to ...
BBC1 年
Explore mountains
The Andes run for over 7,000km. Other mountains (usually those that stand on their own) are created by ancient volcanoes. Ben Nevis in Scotland was once a very large active volcano. It last ...