| Waterfalls Contributor(s): Corrigan, Patricia (Author), Nash, Geoffrey H. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0816064369 ISBN-13: 9780816064366 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $39.11 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: From Venezuela's Angel Falls, Earth's highest, to Victoria Falls, "the smoke that thunders," here is an outstanding survey of the world's top 10 waterfalls. Detailing locations, sources, size, volume, and appearance, Waterfalls additionally includes material about each waterfall's geologic makeup, history, local climate, and people. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Hydrology |
| Dewey: 551.484 |
| LCCN: 2006001829 |
| Series: Extreme Earth |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 7.56" W x 9.49" (1.12 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Venezuela's Angel Falls, Earth's highest, to Victoria Falls, the smoke that thunders, here is an outstanding survey of the world's top 10 waterfalls. Detailing locations, sources, size, volume, and appearance, Waterfalls in addition includes material about each waterfall's geologic makeup, history, local climate, and people. Author Patricia Corrigan includes intriguing facts on other notable waterfalls, such as California's 400-foot Whiskeytown Falls, only discovered in 2005. |