World Shores and Beaches

A Descriptive and Historical Guide to 50 Coastal Treasures

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Much diversity exists among the beaches and shores of the world. Some have features as unique as fingerprints, from the cliff divers of Acapulco to the Samoan herbalists of Ofu Island. In Vietnam, Halong Bay charged aboriginal imaginations with its sea corridors, rock spindles, and sculpted tors. At Punta Espinosa, Ferdinanda, life's clear model of biological engineering influenced the scientific philosophy of Charles Darwin.This reference work begins with an introduction expressing the significance of beaches and shores to human history, religion, philosophy, and eco-awareness. Each entry begins with a topographical description and contacts for the region, discusses topics such as mythical and tribal stories, artistry, religious meanings and pilgrimages, activism, conquests and the slave trade, piracy, human development, and tourism, and concludes with a summary of coastal activities available today. The work also includes a glossary, appendices of beaches and shores arranged by country, and selected literary works and films arranged alphabetically and chronologically. From "Nukey Poo," the Antarctic nuclear reactor, to sandcastle contests at Woolacombe, Devon, this encyclopedia covers fascinating aspects of the world's coasts.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-08-15
Mått178 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt558 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor318
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786418862

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Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 40 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women’s and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction Beaches and Shores Listed by Country Acapulco, Mexico Aldabra, Seychelles Alexandria, Egypt Apo Reef, Philippines Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Birsay Bay, Orkney Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Capernaum, Israel Chersonese, Ukraine Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Cyrenia, Cyprus Delos, Greece Dingle, Ireland Dubai, United Arab Emirates Elmina Castle, Ghana Essaouira, Morocco Fortescue Bay, Tasmania Halong Bay, Vietnam Ijsselmeer, Holland Imari Bay, Kyushu, Japan Jeffreys Bay, South Africa Kaho'Olawe, Hawaii Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand Kraternaya Bay, Kuril Islands Lindisfarne, Farne Islands, Northumberland Lipari, Sicily Manzanillo, Costa Rica Matagorda Island, Texas Matrah, Oman McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Monte Carlo, Monaco Monterey, California Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Ofu Island, Manu'a, America Samoa Omaha Beach, France Ostia, Italy Phuket, Thailand Point Barrow, Alaska Port Royal, Jamaica Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island,Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Red Bay, Labrador Roskilde Fjord, Denmark Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Selinus, Cilicia, Turkey Stone Town, Zanzibar Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tintagel Head, Cornwall Uchinada, Japan Vizcaya, Miami Beach, Florida Woolacombe, Devon Glossary Appendix: Selected Literary Works and Films Providing Data on Beaches and Shores General Bibliography Index