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- Comprises the first comprehensive guide to Ethiopian geology and geoheritage for non-specialists
- Includes a glossary of geological terms for the non-specialist traveller
- Fascinates with numerous color photographs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: GeoGuide (GEO)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Setting the Scene
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Ethiopia’s Geological Story
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Front Matter
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A Journey Through Geology and Scenery
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About this book
Understanding Ethiopia is a detailed description of Ethiopia’s geological story and enables non-specialist readers to share the author’s thrill at gaining a deeper insight into the processes which produced, and continue to shape, this amazing country. Ethiopia’s spectacular landscapes, ranging from mountains over 4500m high to salt plains 150m below sea level, are a reflection of the geological processes that formed the country. Indeed, its history and the historical sites, for which it is renowned, are largely determined by geology. Readers learn why and how Ethiopia’s geology is both unique and dynamic, as here the earth’s crust is in the process of breaking apart.
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Physical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Frances M. Williams
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Ethiopia
Book Subtitle: Geology and Scenery
Authors: Frances M. Williams
Series Title: GeoGuide
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02180-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-02179-9Published: 29 January 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-02180-5Published: 21 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2364-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2364-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 343
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 231 illustrations in colour
Topics: Earth Sciences, general, Geomorphology, Cultural Heritage