The Yorkshire Dales - Landscape and Geology

Contains the story of ancient oceans, forests, shallow seas and ice. This book shows how, over millions of years, the limestone landscape has been laid down at the bottom of tropical seas, deformed by movements in the earth's crust and shaped giant glaciers.

About the author

Tony Waltham is a professional geologist and expert on the limestone geology of the Yorkshire Dales. He lives in Nottingham.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Waltham
• Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.03.2008
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Illustrations: Halftones, color; Illustrations, unspecified
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works