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Volcanoes (A Firefly Guide)

by: Mauro Rosi, Paolo Papale, Luca Lupi, Marco Stoppato

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.21
EAN: 9781552976838
ISBN: 1552976831
Label: Firefly Books
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: March 01, 2003
Publisher: Firefly Books
Studio: Firefly Books

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Editorial Review: Volcanoes describes in stunning detail 100 active volcanoes around the planet. Every entry describes the principal characteristics of the volcano, such as the geodynamic environment leading to its formation, its structure, special features, morphology, its method of eruption, and the materials erupted. There are also traveler's directions for reaching each volcano. The word volcano usually evokes images of cone-shaped mountains with smooth, steep slopes and a plume of smoke rising skyward. This, however, is only one of the five types of volcanoes. In this comprehensive guide, readers will learn about these basic types:

Island-Arc volcanoes (Alaska, Japan and Indonesia)
Hot-Spot volcanoes (Hawaii)
Ocean-Ridge volcanoes (Iceland)
Continental-Margin volcanoes (North America and the Andes)
Continental-Rift volcanoes (eastern Africa)

Written and illustrated by experts in the field, Volcanoes will appeal to readers interested in science and natural history; travelers to regions of volcanic activity; students; and inhabitants of areas exposed to volcanic eruptions. The book also addresses predicting eruptions and how to minimize the risks posed by them.

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- A very nice introduction to the world of volcanoes
This book is a fine introduction to the science, power, and beauty of volcanoes. The text is written for the lay person and will not bowl the reader over with technical jargon or esoteric equations. It is well organized and very well written. A particularly good feature is the review of many of world's best known,(and some not-so-well known), volcanoes, by way of short chapters on each. Each volcano is described in terms of location, type of volcano, dangerousness. and eruptive pattern.
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- Stunning and beautiful; everything you always wanted to know
This a beautifully printed little book, loaded with jaw-dropping, high-resolution photographs and diagrams in stunning color. The first part of the book covers the science of volcanism, and the second part (consisting about 80% of the book) is something I have always wanted: a survey of all the great volcanoes of the world, each illustrated with beautiful photographs and diagrams. The lattitude and longitude as well as the elevation of each volcano is given, followed by the specification of the volcano ... Read More

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