Pacific Island Landscapes

Pacific Island Landscapes
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Publisher : [email protected]
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9820201292
ISBN-13 : 9789820201293
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Book Synopsis Pacific Island Landscapes by : Patrick D. Nunn

Download or read book Pacific Island Landscapes written by Patrick D. Nunn and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 1998 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pacific island landscapes explores the origin and physical history of one of the least known regions of the Earth's surface - the Pacific Islands. Never before has such a systematic account of the island groups been compiled. In this volume, Patrick Nunn outlines how each of the main island groups originated then gives detailed accounts - much from his own research -- - of islands in Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. A final substantive chapter treats the interaction of early human settlers of Pacific Islands and their environments."--Back cover


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