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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ben Mitchell

Scientists solve mystery of some of Earth’s most dramatic landscapes

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Scientists have solved one of Earth’s mysteries of how continents rose more than 1km and created some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes.

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