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Rock Trails Peak District: A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery
Paul Gannon
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Paperback. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. This book tells the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings onwards. It also details fifteen walks, which reveal the geological drama. Num Pages: 218 pages, colour maps, diagrams & photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; RBG; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 328. A Hillwalker's Guide to the Geology & Scenery. 218 pages, colour maps, diagrams & photos. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. This book tells the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings onwards. It also details fifteen walks, which reveal the geological drama. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEMD; RBG; WSZC; WTH. Dimension: 200 x 143 x 10. Weight: 330.
This is the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings to its rugged gritty present. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. Forests of giant ferns take hold of the land, leaving behind a legacy of coal and bitumen. From the water worn limestone of the White Peak to the wind sculpted sandstones of the Dark Peak, the landscape here is always atmospheric. There are mysterious dry valleys with no sign of running water, ... Read more
This is the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings to its rugged gritty present. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. Forests of giant ferns take hold of the land, leaving behind a legacy of coal and bitumen. From the water worn limestone of the White Peak to the wind sculpted sandstones of the Dark Peak, the landscape here is always atmospheric. There are mysterious dry valleys with no sign of running water, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pesda Press
Number of pages
218
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Bangor, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906095246
SKU
V9781906095246
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About Paul Gannon
Paul Gannon is a science and technology writer. He is author of Rock Trails Snowdonia and Rock Trails Lakeland as well as the widely praised accounts of the birth of the electronic computer during the Second World War, Colossus: Bletchley Park's Greatest Secret and Inside Room 40: The Codebreakers of World War I. He is a dedicated hillwalker and organises ... Read more
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