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Aerial geology : a high-altitude tour of North America's spectacular volcanoes, canyons, glaciers, lakes, craters, and peaks  Cover Image Book Book

Aerial geology : a high-altitude tour of North America's spectacular volcanoes, canyons, glaciers, lakes, craters, and peaks / Mary Caperton Morton.

Summary:

Aerial Geology is an up-in-the-sky exploration of North America's 100 most spectacular geological formations. Crisscrossing the continent from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and to the Chicxulub Crater in Mexico, Mary Caperton Morton brings you on a fantastic tour, sharing aerial and satellite photography, explanations on how each site was formed, and details on what makes each landform noteworthy. Maps and diagrams help illustrate the geological processes and clarify scientific concepts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781604697629
  • ISBN: 1604697628
  • Physical Description: 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2017.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska -- Denali, Alaska -- Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska -- Bear Glacier, Alaska -- Malaspina Glacier, Alaska -- Glacier Bay, Alaska -- Canadian Rockies, British Columbia and Alberta -- Yoho National Park, British Columbia -- The Bugaboos, British Columbia -- Vancouver Island, British Columbia -- Cascade Volcanoes, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California -- Olympic Peninsula, Washington -- Mount Saint Helens, Washington -- Columbia River Gorge, Washington and Oregon -- Hells Canyon, Oregon and Idaho -- Oregon Coast, Oregon -- Crater Lake, Oregon -- Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada -- San Francisco Bay, California -- Mono Lake, California -- Yosemite National Park, California -- Mount Whitney, California -- Death Valley, California -- Sand to Snow National Monument, California -- Baja California Peninsula, Mexico -- Red Rock Canyon, Nevada -- Lunar Crater, Nevada -- Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, Idaho -- Saint Anthony Sand Dunes, Idaho -- Bear Lake, Idaho and Utah -- Great Salt Lake, Utah -- Uinta Mountains, Utah -- Dinosaur National Monument, Utah and Colorado -- San Rafael Swell, Utah -- Upheaval Dome, Utah -- Canyonlands National Park, Utah -- Goosenecks, Utah -- Grand Staircase, Utah -- Zion National Park, Utah -- Rainbow Bridge, Utah -- The Wave, Arizona -- Grand Canyon, Arizona -- Sunset Crater Volcano, Arizona -- Meteor Crater, Arizona -- Canyon de Chelly, Arizona -- Shiprock, New Mexico -- Chaco Canyon, New Mexico -- Dragon's Back, New Mexico -- Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico -- Valles Caldera, New Mexico -- White Sands, New Mexico -- Spanish Peaks, Colorado -- Great Sand Dunes, Colorado -- Colorado Rockies, Colorado -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado -- Devils Tower, Wyoming -- Bighorn Basin, Wyoming -- Wind River Range, Wyoming -- Teton Range, Wyoming -- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming -- Lone Peak, Montana -- Triple Divide Peak, Montana -- Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana and Alberta -- Great Plains & High Plains, United States and Canada -- Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota -- Sand Hills, Nebraska -- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota -- The Badlands, South Dakota -- Palo Duro Canyon, Texas -- Big Bend, Texas -- Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas -- Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas and Oklahoma -- Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana -- Pico de Orizaba, Mexico -- Chicxulub Crater, Mexico -- Florida Keys, Florida -- The Everglades, Florida -- Lake Okeechobee, Florida -- Golden Isles, Georgia -- Stone Mountain, Georgia -- Mount Mitchell, North Carolina -- Outer Banks, North Carolina -- Chesapeake Bay Crater, Maryland and Virginia -- Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia -- New River Gorge, West Virginia -- Seneca Rocks, West Virginia -- Great Lakes, United States and Canada -- Sleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan -- Niagara Falls, New York and Ontario -- Finger Lakes, New York -- Adirondack Mountains, New York -- Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- Mount Washington, New Hampshire -- Coast of Maine, Maine -- Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia -- Mount Katahdin, Maine -- Hudson Bay & Nastapoka Arc, Ontario -- Lake Manicouagan, Quebec -- Pingualuit Crater, Quebec.
Subject: Geology > North America.
Landforms > North America.
Landforms > North America > Pictorial works.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Subjects & Themes > Aerial.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
Geology.
Landforms.
North America.
Genre: Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Aerial photographs.
Illustrated works.
Aerial photographs.
Illustrated works.
Pictorial works.
Aerial photographs.
Illustrated works.

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