Pinnacles /

On the coast north of Perth is one of the most unusual landscapes in all Australia: the Pinnacles Desert. Out of the bare, yellow, shifting sands rise thousands of huge limestone pillars. Massive and immobile in such a stark landscape, these grotesquely sculptured stone columns look as if they have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McNamara, Ken
Autor Corporativo: Western Australian Museum
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Welshpool, W.A. : Western Australian Museum, 2009.
Edición:Rev. ed.
Temas:
Deserts > Australia > Western Australia.
Sand dunes > Australia > Western Australia.
Landforms > Australia > Western Australia.
Limestone > Australia > Western Australia.
Déserts > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
Dunes > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
Relief (Géographie) > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
Calcaire > Australie > Australie-Occidentale.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Deserts
Landforms
Limestone
Sand dunes
Pinnacles (W.A.)
Western Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On the coast north of Perth is one of the most unusual landscapes in all Australia: the Pinnacles Desert. Out of the bare, yellow, shifting sands rise thousands of huge limestone pillars. Massive and immobile in such a stark landscape, these grotesquely sculptured stone columns look as if they have stood for ages.
Notas:"Factfocus" logo on cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (62 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (page 62).
ISBN:9781920843830
1920843833

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