Geomorphological Landscapes of the World
Physical landscapes are one of the most fascinating facets of our Planet, which tell stories about the evolution of the surface of the Earth. This book provides up-to-date information about the geomorphology of the selected ‘classic’ sites from around the
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Piotr Migon’ Editor
Geomorphological Landscapes of the World
Editor Piotr Migoń Department of Geography and Regional Development University of Wrocław Poland [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-3054-2 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3055-9 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3055-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009941466 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover images: background image, Durdle Door in the Purbeck, photo R. Edmonds; images from left to right: Nærøyfjorden, photo A. Nesje; Uluru (Ayers Rock), Central Australia, photo C. R. Twidale; the Pokhara valley, Nepal, photo M. Fort; the Dead Sea area in the Middle East, photo D. Bowman. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................
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1 The Mackenzie Delta: An Archetypal Permafrost Landscape.............. Christopher R. Burn
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2 The South Nahanni: High-Latitude Limestone Landscapes.................. Derek Ford
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3 Channeled Scablands: A Megaflood Landscape..................................... Victor R. Baker
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4 Badlands of the Northern Great Plains: Hell with the Fires Out.......... Mark A. Gonzalez
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5 Canyonlands and Arches: Windows on Landscapes in the American Southwest....................................................................... John C. Dixon
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6 Grand Canyon: The Puzzle of the Colorado River................................. Leland R. Dexter
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7 Parícutin Volcano: To the Other Side...................................................... Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
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8 The Cockpit Country of Jamaica: An Island within an Island............. Parris Lyew-Ayee
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9 The Gran Sabana: The World’s Finest Quartzite Karst?...................... Robert A.L. Wray
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10 Rio de Janeiro: A Metropolis Between Granite-Gneiss Massifs............ Nelson F. Fernandes, Miguel Tupinambá, Claudio L. Mello, and Maria Naíse de O. Peixoto
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11 Iguazu Falls: A History of Differential Fluvial Incision......................... 101 José S. Stevaux and Edgardo M. Latrubesse
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12 The Southern Patagonian Andes: The Largest Mountain Ice Cap of the Southern Hemisphere....................................................... 111 Elizabeth Mazzoni, Andrea Coronato, and Jorge Rabassa 13 The Dry Valleys: An Ancient and Cold Desert in Antarctica................ 123 David Sugden 14 Drakensberg Escarpment: Mountains of Geomorphic Diversity.......... 133 Stefan Grab 15 Victoria Falls: Mosi-oa-Tunya – The Smoke That Thu
