Canyons

• Main Author: Hanson, Erik A.
• Other Authors: Nash, Geoffrey H.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Chelsea House, c2007.
• Series: Extreme Earth.
• Subjects: Plate tectonics > Juvenile literature.; Canyons > Juvenile literature.; Plate tectonics.; Canyons.; JUVENILE NONFICTION > Earth Sciences > General. > Science & Nature; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

Profiles canyons around the world including the Grand Canyon, the Columbia River Gorge, Fish River Canyon, and and Monterey Canyon; and describes how and when they were formed, how the landscape has changed over time, and the contribution of each to the environment.

Table of Contents:

• The Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, the United States
• The Columbia River Gorge, Northern Oregon and Southern Washington, the United States
• The three gorges of the Yangtze River, Hubei Province and Sichuan Province, Southern China
• Peonera canyon, Aragón Province, Northeastern Spain
• Windjana Gorge, the Napier Range, Northwestern Australia
• Monterey Canyon, Monterey Bay, Central California, the United States
• Zion Canyon, Southwestern Utah, the United States
• Fish River Canyon, Namibian Highland, Southern Mabibia
• Chaco Canyon, Northwestern New Mexico, the United States
• Canyon Diablo and Meteor Crater, Northern Arizona, the United States.