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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbbeville Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100789206676
ISBN-139780789206671
eBay Product ID (ePID)1746150
Product Key Features
Book TitleNatural Wonders of the World
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEarth Sciences / Geology, General, Curiosities & Wonders
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Reference, Science
AuthorRobert J. Moore Jr., Robert J. Moore
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight97.4 Oz
Item Length14.3 in
Item Width10.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-032757
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal551.41
SynopsisSome wild places are known for their sheer physical beauty, others for their incomprehensible vastness or their vanishing ecosystems. This comprehensive portrayal of such wondrous locales to visit includes marvels from every continent: Africa's Victoria Falls and Namib Desert; Asia's Himalayan Mountains and the rain forest in Borneo; Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Europe's Greek Islands and Norwegian fjords; North America's canyonlands and Everglades; South America's Amazon River and Galapagos Islands; and Antarctica's glaciers. This informative text describing each of these celebrated places covers geography, geology, and natural history, providing a concise survey about each location's evolution and its native plants and animals. This lively tour of the most awesome natural places will serve as an inspirational book for the intrepid traveler and an exciting but comfortable journey for the armchair tourist.