Geology of the Alps
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Geology of the Alps
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The Alps form part of a Cenozoic orogenic belt of mountain chains, called the Alpide belt, that stretches through southern Europe and Asia from the Atlantic all the way to the Himalayas. This belt of mountain chains was formed during the Alpine orogeny. A gap in these mountain chains in central Europe separates the Alps from the Carpathians to the east. Orogeny took place continuously and tectonic subsidence has produced the gaps in between. The Alps arose as a result of the collision of the Afr
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The formation and structure of the European Alps
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_the_Alps
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2024-03-05T15:24:28Z
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