Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle", together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope : Charles Darwin.

Author(s): Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Main Title
Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle", together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope
Author(s)
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Collation
vii, 175 p. : ill.
22 cm.
ISBN
9781108072335
Dewey Class
550
Contents
1. St. Jago, in the Cape de Verde archipelago -- 2. Fernando Noronha -- 3. Ascension -- 4. St. Helena -- 5. Galapagos archipelago -- 6. Trachyte and basalt. Distribution of volcanic isles -- 7. New South Wales -- Appendix: Description of fossil shells G. B. Sowerby -- Description of fossil corals from the Palaeozoic formation of Van Diemen's Land W. Lonsdale -- Index.
Language
English
Subject
Volcanoes -- Southern Hemisphere.
Geology -- Southern Hemisphere.
BRN
7732

Notes

  • First published: London : Smith, Elder and Co. , 1844.

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