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The Appalachians and Himalaya Are a Classic Collisional Mountain Belts

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The Appalachians and Himalaya are a classic collisional mountain belts yet the elevation of the Appalachians mountains is a tiny fraction of the lofty Himalaya. Why are these two collisional mountain belts so different?


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