Coastal Uplift Speculation
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In her journal accounts, Graham speculated that repeated earthquakes could be responsible for the general elevation of land and the building of mountains.
In her journal accounts, Graham speculated that repeated earthquakes could be responsible for the general elevation of land, and the building of mountains, in places like the Andes. These themes were later taken up by Charles Lyell, and then Charles Darwin, who was in Chile 13 years later and experienced the 1835 Concepción earthquake firsthand. The supplied passages do not date the journal accounts or tie the speculation to a specific place.
Sources
- 1822 Valparaíso earthquake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
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