Understanding Ethiopia Geology and Scenery
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. Eth
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Frances M. Williams
Understanding Ethiopia Geology and Scenery
GeoGuide Series editors Wolfgang Eder, Munich, Germany Peter T. Bobrowsky, Burnaby, BC, Canada Jesús Martínez-Frías, Madrid, Spain Axel Vollbrecht, Göttingen, Germany
The GeoGuide series publishes travel guide type short monographs focussed on areas and regions of geo-morphological and geological importance including Geoparks, National Parks, World Heritage areas and Geosites. Volumes in this series are produced with the focus on public outreach and provide an introduction to the geological and environmental context of the region followed by in depth and colourful descriptions of each Geosite and its significance. Each volume is supplemented with ecological, cultural and logistical tips and information to allow these beautiful and fascinating regions of the world to be fully enjoyed.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11638
Frances M. Williams
Understanding Ethiopia Geology and Scenery
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Frances M. Williams Department of Earth Sciences University of Adelaide Adelaide, SA Australia
ISSN 2364-6497 GeoGuide ISBN 978-3-319-02179-9
ISSN 2364-6500 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-02180-5
(eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-02180-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015950056 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bill Morton, friend and colleague, whose contribution to the understanding of Ethiopia’s geology was tragically cut short.
Foreword
To venture is to enlarge one’s life. To venture into Ethiopia is to encounter a cornucopia of unmatched physical and cultural diversity. Poised high and commanding above the Nile plains to the west, the Red Sea littoral to the east and the Kenyan s
