Alpine mountain-building event
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:cryptocurrency
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Alpine_orogeny
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| gptkbp:beganIn |
gptkb:Late_Mesozoic_Era
|
| gptkbp:causedBy |
collision of African and Eurasian plates
closure of the Tethys Ocean |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
ongoing tectonic activity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alpine mountain-building event
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe gptkb:North_Africa |
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Cenozoic_Era
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| gptkbp:partOf |
global orogenic cycles
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| gptkbp:peakPeriod |
gptkb:Tertiary_Period
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Hercynian_orogeny
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
formation of the Alps
formation of the Apennines formation of the Atlas Mountains formation of the Carpathians formation of the Caucasus Mountains formation of the Dinaric Alps formation of the Pyrenees |
| gptkbp:significance |
shaped modern European mountain ranges
|
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
geology
tectonics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alpine_orogeny
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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