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The world's greatest geological wonders : 36 spectacular sites. Cover Image DVD DVD

The world's greatest geological wonders : 36 spectacular sites

Contents:

Disc 1: 1. Santorini: impact of volcanic eruptions
2. Mount Fuji: steeping power
3. Galapagos Rift: wonders of mid-ocean ridges
4. African Rift Valley: cracks into the Earth
5. Arta Ale: compact fury of lava lakes
6. Burgess Shale: rocks and the keys to life
Disc 2: 7. The Grand Canyon: Earth's layers
8. The Himalayas: mountains at Earth's roof
9. The Ganges delta: Earth's fertile lands
10. The Amazon Basin: lungs of the planet
11. Iguazu Falls: thundering waterfalls
12. Mammoth Cave: worlds underground
Disc 3: 13. Cave of Crystals: exquisite caves
14. Great Blue Hole: coastal symmetry in sinkholes
15. Ha Long Bay: dramatic karst landscapers
16. Bryce Canyon: creative carvings of erosion
17. Uluru/Ayers Rock: sacred nature of rocks
18. Devils Tower: igneous enigmas
Disc 4: 19. Antarctica: a world of ice
20. Columbia Glacier: unusual glacier cycles
21. Fiordland National Park: majestic fjords
22. Rock of Gibraltar: catastrophic floods
23. Bay of Fundy: inexorable cycle of tides
24. Hawaii: volcanic island beauty
Disc 5: 25. Yellowstone: geysers and hot springs
26. Kawah Ijen: world's most acid lake
27. Iceland: where fire meets ice
28. The Maldives: geologic paradox
29. The Dead Sea: sinking and salinity
30. Salar de Uyuni: flattest place on Earth
Disc 6: 31. Namib/Kalahari Deserts: sand mountains
32. Siwa Oasis: paradise amidst desolation
33. Auroras: light shadows on the edge of space
34. Arizona Meteor Crater: visitors from outer space
35. A Montage of geologic mini-wonders
36. Planetary wonders: out of this world.

Item details

  • ISBN: 1598039806
  • ISBN: 9781598039801
  • Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 1,080 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2013]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Title from disc surface.
"Course Number 1712."
36 lectures, each 30 minutes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1: 1. Santorini: impact of volcanic eruptions
2. Mount Fuji: steeping power
3. Galapagos Rift: wonders of mid-ocean ridges
4. African Rift Valley: cracks into the Earth
5. Arta Ale: compact fury of lava lakes
6. Burgess Shale: rocks and the keys to life
Disc 2: 7. The Grand Canyon: Earth's layers
8. The Himalayas: mountains at Earth's roof
9. The Ganges delta: Earth's fertile lands
10. The Amazon Basin: lungs of the planet
11. Iguazu Falls: thundering waterfalls
12. Mammoth Cave: worlds underground
Disc 3: 13. Cave of Crystals: exquisite caves
14. Great Blue Hole: coastal symmetry in sinkholes
15. Ha Long Bay: dramatic karst landscapers
16. Bryce Canyon: creative carvings of erosion
17. Uluru/Ayers Rock: sacred nature of rocks
18. Devils Tower: igneous enigmas
Disc 4: 19. Antarctica: a world of ice
20. Columbia Glacier: unusual glacier cycles
21. Fiordland National Park: majestic fjords
22. Rock of Gibraltar: catastrophic floods
23. Bay of Fundy: inexorable cycle of tides
24. Hawaii: volcanic island beauty
Disc 5: 25. Yellowstone: geysers and hot springs
26. Kawah Ijen: world's most acid lake
27. Iceland: where fire meets ice
28. The Maldives: geologic paradox
29. The Dead Sea: sinking and salinity
30. Salar de Uyuni: flattest place on Earth
Disc 6: 31. Namib/Kalahari Deserts: sand mountains
32. Siwa Oasis: paradise amidst desolation
33. Auroras: light shadows on the edge of space
34. Arizona Meteor Crater: visitors from outer space
35. A Montage of geologic mini-wonders
36. Planetary wonders: out of this world.
Participant or Performer Note: Lecturer: Professor Michael E. Wysession, Washington University in St. Louis.
System Details Note:
DVD format.
Subject: Geology
Earth sciences
Earth sciences
Geology
Genre: Nonfiction films.
Filmed lectures.
Nonfiction films.
Lectures.
Instructional films.

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  • 4 out of 4 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Flint River Regional Library System. (Show)
  • 1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Peachtree City Library.

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