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Download or read book The Andaman Islands and Adjoining Offshore: Geology, Tectonics and Palaeoclimate written by Jyotiranjan S. Ray and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers peer-reviewed research articles on recent advances concerning the geology, geophysics, tectonics, geochronology, sedimentology, igneous petrology, paleo-climate and paleo-oceanography of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India and the adjoining ocean basins. Accordingly, it contributes significantly to readers’ understanding of the origin and evolution of the Andaman subduction zone and its various components. It also provides much-needed information on the evolution of the South Asian monsoon system since the Eocene and its link to Himalayan weathering and erosion.