Mountain Building

Earths Major Mountain Belts

Subduction and Mountain Building

Island and Continental Arcs

Island Arcs

Slab Rollback and Backarc Extension

Island Arcs

Continental Volcanic Arcs-Andean Mountain Building

Accretionary Wedge, Forearc Basin and Batholith Formation

Continental Collisions

Formation of the Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau

Himalayas-Mount Everest

45 MYO

Formation of the Appalachian Mountains-400 MYA

Accretion and Terrains

“Hogbacks”