Earth Features and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader — John Shaqi
Earth Features and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General ReaderHobbs, William Herbert
Science
Earth Features and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Geology for the Student and the General Reader
Hobbs, William Herbert
Geology; Physical geography
8. A. The granite needles of Harney Peak in the Black Hills of
South Dakota 216
B. Castellated erosion chimneys in El Cobra Cañon, New Mexico 216
9. Map of the High Plains at the eastern front of the Rocky
Mountains 220
10. A. View in Spitzbergen to illustrate the disintegration of
rock under the control of joints 228
B. Composite pattern of the joint structures within recent
alluvial deposits of the Syrian Desert 228
11. A. Ripple markings within an ancient sandstone 232
B. Wave breaking as it approaches the shore 232
12. A. V-shaped cañon cut in an upland recently elevated from the
sea, San Clemente Island, California 256
B. A “hogback” at the base of the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming 256
13. A. Precipitous front of the Bryant Glacier outlet of the
Greenland inland ice 272
B. Lateral stream beside the Benedict Glacier outlet,
Greenland 272
14. View of the margin of the Antarctic continental glacier in
Kaiser Wilhelm Land 282
15. A. An Antarctic ice foot with boat party landing 290
B. A near view of the front of the Great Ross Barrier,
Antarctica 290
16. A. Incised topography within the “driftless area” 300
B. Built-up topography within the glaciated region 300
17. A. Soled glacial bowlders which show differently directed
striæ upon the same facet 306
B. Perched bowlder upon a striated ledge of different rock
type, Bronx Park, New York 306
C. Characteristic knob and basin surface of a moraine 306
18. A. Fretted upland of the Alps seen from the summit of Mount
Blanc 372
B. Model of the Malaspina Glacier and the fretted upland
above it 372
19. A. Contour map of a grooved upland, Bighorn Mountains,
Wyoming 372
B. Contour map of a fretted upland, Philipsburg Quadrangle,
Montana 372
20. Map of the surface modeled by mountain glaciers in the Sierra
Nevadas of California 376
21. A. View of the Harvard Glacier, Alaska, showing the
characteristic terraces 394
B. The terminal moraine at the foot of a mountain glacier 394
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account