Written for the general reader, this is a guide, reference and resource book about the extremes of Australia's natural phenomena. Informative text and fascinating tables detail many of the extreme features of the Australian landscape: for instance, the highest mountains, longest rivers, deepest gorges, hottest and coldest towns, wettest and driest towns, straightest roads and railway lines, and steepest roads and railway lines. The contents include: 1) perceptions of the land 2) Australia at-large 3) The land: Hills, ...
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Written for the general reader, this is a guide, reference and resource book about the extremes of Australia's natural phenomena. Informative text and fascinating tables detail many of the extreme features of the Australian landscape: for instance, the highest mountains, longest rivers, deepest gorges, hottest and coldest towns, wettest and driest towns, straightest roads and railway lines, and steepest roads and railway lines. The contents include: 1) perceptions of the land 2) Australia at-large 3) The land: Hills, mountains and tabelands 4) The land: Gorges and Valleys, caves and craters 5) The water: streams and waterfalls, lakes and wetlands; 6) The coast 7) The bush 8) The sky 9) Unusual place names.
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Add this copy of Continent of Extremes: Recording Australia's Natural to cart. $32.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Univ of New South Wales.
