دانلود کتاب Understanding Ethiopia: Geology and Scenery

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Front Matter....Pages i-xxxiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Big Picture....Pages 3-9
Geological Time....Pages 11-14
Some Notes About Rock Names....Pages 15-17
Ethiopia Today....Pages 19-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-26
Beginnings: The First Half-Billion Years....Pages 27-32
The Early and Middle Years: Ice, Sea and Sand....Pages 33-38
The Onset of Turbulent Times....Pages 39-44
The Break-Up of a Continent, and a Summary of Events....Pages 45-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-55
The Great Gorges: Slices Through Time....Pages 57-71
Western Ethiopia: Evidence of a Continental Collision....Pages 73-82
Landforms, Monuments and Hidden Churches of Tigray....Pages 83-102
The Western Highlands: Lava Flows and Great Volcanoes....Pages 103-120
Lake Tana and the Blue Nile....Pages 121-133
The Geology and Churches of Lalibela....Pages 135-151
The Southeastern Highlands and the Ogaden....Pages 153-170
Introduction to the Rift Valley....Pages 171-177
The Rift Valley Southwards: Volcanoes, and Lakes Ancient and Modern....Pages 179-196
South of Lake Chamo: A Transition Region....Pages 197-208
The Rift Valley Northwards: Volcanoes, Fissures and Fresh Lava Flows....Pages 209-223
The Rift Margins and the Great Western Escarpment....Pages 225-242
Front Matter....Pages 53-55
The Enigma of Afar....Pages 243-247
Northern Afar: The Birth of an Ocean....Pages 249-270
Southern and Central Afar: Lava Flows and the Birthplace of Mankind....Pages 271-283
Earthquakes in Ethiopia....Pages 285-293
Putting It All Together....Pages 295-299
What Next? Ethiopia in the Future....Pages 301-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-343