| This led to the upthrusting of the highest European mountains, which probably already achieved its greatest height some millions of years ago. |
| While the activity was there, the heavier thundershowers were thwarted by this drier layer which absorbed some of the upthrusting moist air currents. |
| The constant eruptions of Io's many volcanoes should prevent the formation of mountains formed by upthrusting rock, yet here it stands. |
| But since then, the violent upthrusting of the Andean chain has carried the sediments to the tops of mountains. |
| The hills were formed by some upthrusting of the earth's crust which changed the landscape dramatically after the weight of the ice was melted away. |
| The most common type of reef historically, found in the Chesapeake is a upthrusting reef, which protrudes upward from the bottom. |
