In each of the major ecosystems explored in this exciting volume, the authors found evidence--often stunning, sometimes subtle--of an earth forever in the making. In Wyoming, 600-year-old skeletal trees standing submerged in a lake hint at cataclysmic earthquakes that may have lowered the land they grew on by 80 feet. Fascinating facts and more than a hundred spectacular photographs illuminate mysteries and marvels of Our Awesome Earth.
Language
English
Pages
199
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Release
May 10, 1986
ISBN
0870445456
ISBN 13
9780870445453
Our Awesome Earth: Its Mysteries and Its Splendors
In each of the major ecosystems explored in this exciting volume, the authors found evidence--often stunning, sometimes subtle--of an earth forever in the making. In Wyoming, 600-year-old skeletal trees standing submerged in a lake hint at cataclysmic earthquakes that may have lowered the land they grew on by 80 feet. Fascinating facts and more than a hundred spectacular photographs illuminate mysteries and marvels of Our Awesome Earth.