Mountain range
Alps
A collisional mountain belt of Europe. Beneath large ranges such as the Alps the base of the crust can lie far deeper than the continental average — mountains have roots as well as summits.
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Established100 km
General principle, shown here for context — not an observation about this record.
Beneath large mountain ranges such as the Alps the base of the crust can lie as deep as 100 kilometres, far below the roughly 30-kilometre continental average.
- precision note: A maximum depth to the base of the crust beneath large ranges, as stated by the source.
- generality: GENERAL_PRINCIPLE
Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence · one source
Evidence: Kious 1996 · Primary authority
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