Geology of Egypt : a traveler's handbook /
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Language: English
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
[2014]. ©2014.
Edition: Revised edition.
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Call Number: QE328 .S34 2014
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| 100 | 1 | |a Sampsell, Bonnie M. |q (Bonnie McClelland) | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Geology of Egypt : |b a traveler's handbook / |c Bonnie M. Sampsell. |
| 250 | |a Revised edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Cairo ; |a New York : |b American University in Cairo Press, |c [2014]. |c ©2014. | |
| 300 | |a xv, 256 pages, [24] pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color), maps ; |c 21 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-250) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: why study geology -- Important geological concepts -- The origin of rock types found in Egypt -- Evolution of the Egyptian landscape -- The Nile from historic times to the present -- Lake Nasser and Nubia -- Aswan -- The Nile Valley from Luxor to Cairo -- Ancient Memphis and its cemeteries -- The Nile delta -- Alexandria and the northwest coast -- The western desert -- The eastern desert -- The Red Sea -- The Isthmus of Suez and the Suez Canal -- The Sinai Peninsula -- Preserving Egypt's cultural heritage. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Geology -- Egypt -- Guidebooks. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Geology, Economic -- Egypt -- History -- Guidebooks. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Egypt -- Guidebooks. | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
| 942 | |2 lcc |c BK | ||