Sahara - The Great Desert

Table des matières

Part I: Introduction to the Sahara. 1. The Great Desert. 2. Climate. 3. Organization of Desert Life. Part II: Physical Existence of the Sahara, Present and Past. 4. Structural Formation. 5. Fundamental Laws of the Desert Surface Relief. 6. The Geological Past. 7. Superficial Circulation of the Waters. 8. Progressive Desiccation. 9. Oases and Tanezroufts. Part III: History of the Sahara. 10. Introduction of the Camel and its Consequences. Part IV: 11. Egypt. 12. The Tibbu Sahara. 13. Fezzan. 14. The tuareg Sahara. 15. The New Sahara.

A propos de l'auteur

E.F. Gautire, Dorothy Ford-Mayhew

Résumé

This book was originally published in 1935 and examines the Sahara, including chapters on the structural formation, the climate, the geological past, and the different regions of the Sahara.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gautier, E. F. Gautier, E.-F. Gautier, Douglas Johnson
• Collaboration: Dorothy Ford Mayhew (Traduction)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367182656
• ISBN: 978-0-367-18265-6
• Pages: 266
• Thème: Routledge Revivals
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Physical geography & topography, Physical geography and topography