Apatite fission-track analysis of samples covering a 4.2-kilometer vertical section from the western flank of Vinson Massif, Antarctica's highest mountain, indicates that the Ellsworth Mountains were uplifted by 4 kilometers or more during the Early Cretaceous following the initial separation of East and West Gondwana and accompanying the opening of the Weddell Sea. Relief of at least 1.8 kilom...

The Great Basin and Plateau encompass a vast region of western North America bracketed on the west by the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains and the east by the Rocky Mountains (Figure 1). The region is diverse but characterized by ecologically limiting, generally more arid conditions, and higher elevations than other parts of North America. It is also characterized by a type of archaeology th...

The Livingstone Mountains (LM; also known as the Kipengere Range) found in south-western Tanzania at northern end of Lake Nyasa are an important region for understanding biogeography Eastern Africa. two branches East African Rift Valley meet here and mountains might represent stepping stones colonization migration between different parts Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot (especially link Arc Mou...

The Hajar Mountains of south-eastern Arabia form an isolated massif surrounded by the sea to the east and by a large desert to the west. As a result of their old geological origin, geographical isolation, complex topography and local climate, these mountains provide an important refuge for endemic and relict species of plants and animals. With 19 species restricted to the Hajar Mountains, repti...

There are many mountains in the longitudinal center of Taiwan, which slow down transportation between the west and east in Taiwan. In order to solve this problem, Taiwan’s government decided to build a highway and an expressway between these two areas, which would include tunnels as part of the project because tunnels are more dangerous than the open road, how to safely enter, pass and leave tu...

The Prokletije Mountains/Albanian Alps are the highest part of Dinaric Mountains. Paradoxically, these mountains and their cave areas remain among most enigmatic in Europe, having only recently become subjects scientific research exploration. This paper focuses on Kolata Greben massifs, where highest, thus oldest, systems located. Through analysis heavy mineral composition, apatite-tourmaline i...

The Lahontan Mountains quadrangle is located 11 km east of Fallon, Nevada at the southeastern margin of the Carson Sink (Fig. 1). Principal physiographic features include the Lahontan Mountains, collectively consisting of Sehoo, Eetza, Salt Wells, and Rainbow mountains. This quadrangle is part of the greater Lake Lahontan area that in part occupied the southern Carson Desert, previously mapped ...

The concept of the good death has been widely considered. However, perspectives those affected have not received sufficient attention. In our empirical study, we conducted interviews with 32 people who were confronted dying; these either terminally ill, elderly or else bereaved carers. findings show that for this group people, dying is just a physical process, but also psychological, social and...

Damavand volcano is located 60 km to the East North- East of Tehran. It is a dormant stratovolcano outcrop in the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran and is the highest mountain (5670 m) in the Middle East and West Asia. Mazandaran Province, one of the most populous provinces by population density, Semnan and Gorgan provinces further east are neighbours of the Damavand. Volcanism in Damavand goes...