Verlag: Dunedin Academic Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 178046021X ISBN 13: 9781780460215
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Verlag: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom, Liverpool, 2014
ISBN 10: 178046021X ISBN 13: 9781780460215
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Good. A concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory, this title in the Classic Geology in Europe series is an essential companion for those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action. Rifting of the crust, volcanic eruptions and glacial activity are among a host of processes and features to be observed in this fascinating land. Nowhere else on Earth is the volcanic and tectonic architecture of seafloor rifts better exposed. Large icecaps and extensive river systems grind down the volcanic pile at rapid rates, dispersing and forming thick sequences of sediments. These formations are further modified by the pounding waves of the North Atlantic causing intriguing landforms that exhibit an intricate balance between the construction and erosion of land. Iceland is the only part of the North Atlantic Large Igneous Province that is still active and the only place on Earth where the construction of such provinces can be observed directly. As such, it is a window into the formation of proto-continents early in the Earths history. For the past seven million years Iceland has been situated at the boundary of major air and ocean masses and has consequently been exposed to extreme climate changes. The effects of the climate on the rock-forming processes are clearly illustrated by diverse sedimentary and volcanic successions and by the wide range of volcanic landforms formed in sub-aqueous to sub-aerial environments; each succession reflecting the characteristics of internal and external processes. Icelandic culture cannot be fully comprehended without understanding its geology. Thus the book will interest not only student, amateur and professional geologists but also others attracted by the natural environment and seeking a deeper understanding of what makes Iceland the unique place that it is. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Verlag: Liverpool University Press 2022-01-20, Edinburgh, 2022
ISBN 10: 1780460929 ISBN 13: 9781780460925
Anbieter: Blackwell's, London, Vereinigtes Königreich
paperback. Zustand: New. Language: ENG.
Verlag: Dunedin Academic Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1780460929 ISBN 13: 9781780460925
Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. For over a decade this concise and authoritative field guide to an exceptional natural laboratory has been an essential companion for all those visiting Iceland to observe the Earth in action.Über den AutorThor Thordarson .
Verlag: Dunedin Academic Press (edition Second Edition,New edition), 2014
ISBN 10: 178046021X ISBN 13: 9781780460215
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Verlag: Liverpool University Press, 2002
ISBN 10: 1903544068 ISBN 13: 9781903544068
Anbieter: Studibuch, Stuttgart, Deutschland
paperback. Zustand: Gut. 208 Seiten; 9781903544068.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.