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Coates, Glenn

 
9780908812936: The Rise and Fall of the Southern Alps
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ISBN 10: 0908812930 ISBN 13: 9780908812936
Editorial: Canterbury University Press, 2002

Sinopsis

The Southern Alps/Ka Tiritiri o te Moana are New Zealand's largest structural feature. Running north and south for most of the length of the South Island, they cross the Roaring Forties and divide the island into two distinct regions, east and west, each with its own unique climate, landscape and lifeforms. In this new book, geologist Glen Coates joins with the artist and author Geoffrey Cox to tell how the Alps were formed from ancient marine sediments, how they were uplifted to become mountains, and how they are being eroded down to produce the spectacular landscape seen today in the South Island. Even in just the past few million years vast blocks of land have been shunted incredible distances, and today frequent earthquakes remind us that this is a restless part of the earth where mountain-building is still in full swing. Rivers and glaciers, past and present, carve out a multitude of valleys and ranges, and wide plains have spread out at the mountains' feet. All this is told in vivid, non-technical language and copiously illustrated with colour photographs and artwork. The result is a book suitable for use in schools and by all who take an interest in their landscape and heritage.

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Glenn Coates is a Christchurch-based geologist and director of Kahu Publishing, producers of brochures and postcards about the New Zealand landscape. He has previously worked for the University of Canterbury and the New Zealand Geological Survey, and is a consultant to the new Museum of History in Hong Kong.

Geoffrey Cox is the author and artist of numerous books on New Zealand's volcanoes, dinosaurs and natural history.

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Editorial
Canterbury University Press
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0908812930
ISBN 13 
9780908812936
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Ilustrador
Cox Geoffrey
Número de páginas
80
Contacto del fabricante
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