CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENTS IN THE EARTH'S CRUST

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Increased accuracy and volume of geodetic investigation, particularly precise repeated leveling, has made possible the study of secular land movements, the slow uplift and subsidence of the lithosphere. Many nations have engaged in level-measuring surveys which have resulted in the compilation of maps of contemporary crustal movements. Although many geodesists and geologists maintain that only certain parts of the earth's crust are mobile, there is not a single area of any consequence in which secular movements are absent. Contemporary movements, varying in direction and intensity, occur in mountainous regions, plains, and sea bottoms. These movements influence river patterns, shoreline configurations, and landscape forms in general. With increased precision and number of engineering projects, the consideration of secular movements becomes a necessary element in longterm planning of complex construction such as ports, pipelines, canals, irrigation systems, and hydroelectric stations. -- G. E. Denegar.

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