Week 5 · Published May 31, 2026 · Paper 20 of 383
Extreme geological expressions are not uniformly distributed across Earth. Mountains, trenches, basins, plateaus, volcanic systems, and other large-scale structures occur in recognizable spatial patterns.
This paper examines the distribution of those extremes as an observational problem. Rather than asking why individual extremes exist, the analysis asks how they are arranged relative to one another.
The study evaluates clustering, separation, geographic concentration, and large-scale organization. Extreme-value distribution is treated as a measurable property that can be compared across multiple geological categories.
The resulting framework provides a bridge between individual structural expressions and broader planetary-scale pattern analysis.
Understanding where extremes occur is a necessary step before evaluating whether relationships exist among them.
This paper completes the first global-distribution layer of the Week 5 extremes sequence.