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Wysession, Michael E.
Subjects
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geodiversity.
Earth sciences.
Volcanoes.
Mid-ocean ridges.
Rifts (Geology)
Rocks.
Sinkholes.
Waterfalls.
Caves.
Erosion.
Glaciers.
Formations (Geology)
Meteorite craters.
Santorini Volcano (Greece)
Fuji, Mount (Japan)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Antarctica.
Gibraltar Rock (Wis.)
Fundy, Bay of.
Hawaii.
Yellowstone National Park.
Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
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Wysession, Michael E.
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geodiversity.
Earth sciences.
Volcanoes.
Mid-ocean ridges.
Rifts (Geology)
Rocks.
Sinkholes.
Waterfalls.
Caves.
Erosion.
Glaciers.
Formations (Geology)
Meteorite craters.
Santorini Volcano (Greece)
Fuji, Mount (Japan)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Antarctica.
Gibraltar Rock (Wis.)
Fundy, Bay of.
Hawaii.
Yellowstone National Park.
Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
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The world's greatest geological wonders [videorecording (DVD)] : 36 spectacular sites / Michael E. Wysession.
by
Wysession, Michael E.
Teaching Co., c2013.
Call #:
DVD 551.09 W994w
Subjects
Geology.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geodiversity.
Earth sciences.
Volcanoes.
Mid-ocean ridges.
Rifts (Geology)
Rocks.
Sinkholes.
Waterfalls.
Caves.
Erosion.
Glaciers.
Formations (Geology)
Meteorite craters.
Santorini Volcano (Greece)
Fuji
,
Mount
(
Japan
)
Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Antarctica.
Gibraltar Rock (Wis.)
Fundy, Bay of.
Hawaii.
Yellowstone National Park.
Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
Series
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Earth science.
ISBN:
9781598039801 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. The world's greatest geological wonders [videorecording (DVD)] : 36 spectacular sites
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
6 videodiscs (18 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 256 p. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
Course guidebook includes lecture outlines, timeline, glossary, and bibliographical references.
36 lectures - 30 minutes per lecture.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1: Santorini: Impact of volcanic eruptions --
Mount
Fuji
: sleeping power -- Galapagos Rift: wonders of mid-ocean ridges -- African Rift Valley: cracks into the earth -- Erta Ale: compact fury of lava lakes -- Burgess Shale: rocks and the keys to life.
Disc 2: The Grand Canyon: Earth's layers -- The Himilayas: mountains at Earth's roof -- The Ganges Delta: Earth's fertile lands -- The Amazon Basin: lungs of the planet -- Iguazu Falls: thundering waterfalls -- Mammoth Cave: world's underground.
Disc 3: Cave of crystals: exquisite caves -- Great blue hole: coastal symmetry in sinkholes -- Ha Long Bay: dramatic Karst landscapes -- Bryce Canyon: creative carvings of erosion -- Uluru/Ayers Rock: sacred nature of rocks -- Devil's Tower: igneous enigmas.
Disc 4: Antarctica: a world of ice -- Columbia glacier: unusual glacier cycles -- Fiordland National Park: majestic fjords -- Rock of Gibraltar: catastrophic floods -- Bay of Fundy: inexorable cycle of tides -- Hawaii: volcanic island beauty.
Disc 5: Yellowstone: geysers and hot springs -- Kawah Ijen: world's most acid lake -- Iceland: where fire meets ice -- The Maldives: geologic paradox -- The Dead Sea: sinking and salinity -- Salar de Uyuni: flattest place on Earth.
Disc 6: Namib/Kalahari deserts: sand mountains -- Siwa Oasis: paradise amidst desolation -- Auroras: light shows on the edge of space -- Arizona Meteor Crater: visitors from Outer Space -- A montage of geologic mini-wonders -- Planetary wonders: out of this world.
Performers:
Lectures by Professor Michael E. Wysession (Washington University in St. Louis)
Summary:
This course takes you to the world's most spectacular geological wonders, explains the forces that have formed them, and tells you the stories that have grown up around them.
Genre:
Educational films.
Filmed lectures.
Science films.
DVDs.
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