Coastal Guide to Nature and History 2: Mornington Peninsula's ocean shore, Western Port, Phillip Island & French Island
Author(s): Graham Patterson
Travel | Local/Independent Authors
On holiday? Walking? Just visiting the coast for a short outing?This book will enrich your appreciation of what you see: * Local history - the first Australians, explorers and early settlers on the coast.* Common coastal animals and plants - with lots of photos to help you identify them* Coastal landforms - how they result from volcanic eruptions, granitic intrusions and deposition by ancient rivers and seas as sea level rises and falls over millions of years.* How to get to lesser-known spots.The author has walked every one of the 320 kilometres of the coastline covered in this book.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Coastal Guide Books
- : Coastal Guide Books
- : 01 November 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Graham Patterson
- : Paperback
- : 1114
- : English
- : 168