Natural Wonders of the World - Hardcover

Moore, Robert J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0789206676 ISBN 13: 9780789206671

Publisher: Abbeville Press, 2000

Synopsis

Some wild places are known for their sheer physical beauty, others for their incomprehensible vastness or their vanishing ecosystems. This comprehensive portrayal of such wondrous locales to visit includes marvels from every continent: Africa's Victoria Falls and Namib Desert; Asia's Himalayan Mountains and the rain forest in Borneo; Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Europe's Greek Islands and Norwegian fjords; North America's canyonlands and Everglades; South America's Amazon River and Galapagos Islands; and Antarctica's glaciers.
This informative text describing each of these celebrated places covers geography, geology, and natural history, providing a concise survey about each location's evolution and its native plants and animals. This lively tour of the most awesome natural places will serve as an inspirational book for the intrepid traveler and an exciting but comfortable journey for the armchair tourist.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A wide-ranging ecotour of more than 50 of the world's most astonishing natural wonders is featured in this lavishly illustrated, large-format volume. A great bargain for the armchair traveler.

About the Author:

Robert J. Moore, Jr., is the National Park Service historian at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. He has written several books and has traveled extensively.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0789206676
• ISBN 13: 9780789206671
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320