Understanding Ethiopia

Geology and Scenery
Buch | Softcover
XXXIV, 343 Seiten
2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-02179-9 (ISBN)

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Understanding Ethiopia - Frances M. Williams
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This is the first comprehensive guide for non-specialists on Ethiopia's geology and geoheritage. It provides profound insights into the processes which shaped the stunning geology of this nation of lofty escarpments, deep depressions, and active volcanoes.

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.

Frances Williams taught Geology at Addis Ababa University from 1969 to 1976. During that time she travelled throughout Ethiopia, exploring its geology with her students, mapping volcanoes, and investigating the effects of earthquakes. Now relocated to Australia she visits Ethiopia frequently, and has authored and co-authored a number of guidebooks and brochures on localities of geological interest.

From the Contents: Setting the scene: Ethiopia today.- Beginnings: The First Billion Years.- Rocks and landforms of the south and west.- The far north: Axum and beyond.- The Early and Middle Years: Ice, Sea and Sand.- The great gorges: slices through time.- The rocks, landforms and hidden churches of Tigray.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 29.1.2016
Reihe/Serie GeoGuide
Zusatzinfo XXXIV, 343 p. 232 illus., 231 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 495 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Sozialwissenschaften
Schlagworte Afar Region • Ethiopia Geology Guide • Ethiopian Geology • Explain Ethiopian Landscapes • Geoheritage in Africa • Geotourism in Ehtiopia
ISBN-10 3-319-02179-6 / 3319021796
ISBN-13 978-3-319-02179-9 / 9783319021799
Zustand Neuware
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