Elevation crater

The elevation crater theory started in the 18th and 19th centuries and was an attempt to explain the origin of mountains and orogens. This now discarded theory held that mountains formed by vertical movements associated with volcanism.

Elevation crater

The elevation crater theory started in the 18th and 19th centuries and was an attempt to explain the origin of mountains and orogens. This now discarded theory held that mountains formed by vertical movements associated with volcanism.