Author: Lester Charles KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
South African Scenery
Author: Lester Charles KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa
Author: Stefan GrabPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319035606
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the most prominent landscapes of South Africa and the distinctive landforms associated with them. It describes the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes, including their relationships to human activity of the past and present. The sites described in this book include, amongst others, the Blyde River Canyon, Augrabies Falls, Kruger National Park, Kalahari desert landscapes, the Great Escarpment, Sterkfontein caves and karst system, Table Mountain, Cape winelands, coastal dunes, rocky coasts, Boer War battlefield sites, and Vredefort impact structure. Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa provides a new perspective on South Africa’s scenic landscapes by considering their diversity, long and short term histories, and importance for geoconservation and geotourism. This book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of South Africa, climate change and landscape tourism.
South African Scenery
Author: Lester Charles KingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geomorphology
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The South African Scene
Author: Violet Rosa MarkhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
South African Scenery, a Textbook of Geomorphology
Author: Lester C. KingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780028479002
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
South Africa: A Photographic Exploration of its People, Places & Wildlife
Author: Sean FraserPublisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1920545816
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
When a burning sun dips low enough on the horizon to touch the brown-black earth, that is when South Africa is at its very best – a blazing expanse of broad landscapes of sea and veld, dusty savannah and equally dusty pavements. It is a vast country, extending from pristine coastal plain to rugged mountain passes across wide stretches of semi desert and forest, hills and valleys. Even travelling South Africans are unprepared for the sheer scale and enormous diversity of this grand landscape. Every day, everywhere, there are new sights to behold and new experiences to share – a graceful old Cape Dutch homestead set against lush vineyards, blue-purple mountains, the demure smile of a Zulu bride, a bird on a wire. It is the sun, the sand, the textures, the colours and the sounds that conjure up the spirit of South Africa. This volume is a fine tribute to the country, its people and its land-, sea- and cityscapes. This is the face of the nation – the essence of South Africa. Sean Fraser graduated from Rhodes University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies. He is the author of a number of coffee-table, reference, travel and guide books on the people and places of southern Africa, including the best-selling Seven Days in Cape Town, Picturesque South Africa, Cape Town A-Z and Gauteng A-Z, all published by Random House Struik. He lives in Cape Town with his wife and two sons.
Representing Africa
Author: John McAleerPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526118378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Southern Africa played a varied but vital role in Britain’s maritime and imperial stories: it was one of the most intricate pieces in the British imperial strategic jigsaw, and representations of southern African landscape and maritime spaces reflect its multifaceted position. Representing Africa examines the ways in which British travellers, explorers and artists viewed southern Africa in a period of evolving and expanding British interest in the region. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, contemporary travelogues and visual images, many of which have not previously been published in this context, this book posits landscape as a useful prism through which to view changing British attitudes towards Africa. Richly illustrated, this book will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in British, African, imperial and exploration history, art history, and landscape and environment studies.
Scenic South Africa
Author: Sean FraserPublisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
A collection of the most scenic areas of South Africa
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Author: Lester Charles King
Author: Lester Charles King