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Hong Kong Landscapes Shaping the Barren Rock

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This book explains, in simple terms and with numerous photographs and figures, the origins of these varied landscapes, examining the contributions of different rocks, geological structures, and modern processes, as well as the profound impact of people.

Title Hong Kong Landscapes Shaping the Barren Rock / Bernie Owen and Raynor Shaw.
Publisher Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press
Manufacture Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE
Creation Date 2007
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-241) and index.
English
Content List of information notes -- Using this book -- Introduction -- Landscape types and origins -- Hong Kong regions -- Index.
Extent 1 online resource (264 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2007
National Library system number 997010711055405171
MARC RECORDS
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