You might also like

More about Quaternary of Scotland

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 903 loyalty points

Book synopsis

In describing the geomorphological heritage of Scotland, this volume offers a remarkable account of how the natural environment responded in terms of landforms, processes and plant communities, to severe climatic change as the Quaternary era progressed over the last two million years. This legacy, as preserved in the 138 nationally important GCR sites described, documents a remarkable diversity of landforms in a relatively small area. The rugged highland contrast with the rolling hills and flat plains found further south, while the western and northern islands, together with the highly-indented coastline add further to the scenic diversity. How this variety of landscapes came into being, the forces which shaped it , and the climatic extremes which drove it, are the themes explored in this volume.

Book details

Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning Earth sciences Geology & the lithosphere

• Full title: Quaternary of Scotland
• Author: J.E. Gordon, D.G. Sutherland
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 695
• EAN: 9780412488405
• ISBN: 041248840X
• ID: 01386439
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Weight: 2510 g
• Dimensions: 297 × 210 × 39 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. July 1993

Trending among others

---

---

---