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The chapter provides description of the tectonic structure and evolution of orogenic structures of Chukotka and Koryak areas, Southern China and Korean Peninsula—main structures within Eastern Asia, which define the present-day morphology of the region. For these structures, the authors present paleo-tectonic reconstructions from the Pre-Cambrian to the Mesozoic and Cenozoic and describe stages of magmatism and tectonic rebuilding.

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  1. Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), 74 Sredny Prospect, St. Peterburg, 199106, Russia

    O. V. Petrov & I. I. Pospelov

  2. Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (GIN RAS), 7 Pyzhevsky Pereulok, Moscow, 119017, Russia

    S. D. Sokolov

  3. Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS), No. 26 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing, 100037, P.R. China

    Chen Bingwei & Ren Liudong

  4. Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 124 Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, Gwahangno, Korea

    Kim Bok Chul & Hwang Jae Ha

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Petrov, O.V. et al. (2021). Tectonic Domains of Eastern Asia. In: Petrov, O.V., Dong, S. (eds) Tectonics of Asia (Northern, Central and Eastern Asia). Springer Geology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62001-1_5

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