Geology of National Parks of Central/Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania Geotourism of the Gregory Rift Valley, Active Volcanism and Regional Plateaus
This book describes the interrelationship between the spectacular geology of an area of East Africa that includes a branch of the rift valley, as well as giant freestanding ice-capped mountains and extraordinarily toxic, alkaline lakes, and some of the greatest concentrations of wildlife on Earth. I...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Overview
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Geological Framework
- 3. The East African Rift System (EARS)
- Part II: Regional Geology
- 4. Basement Complexes and Regional Plateaus
- 5. The Gregory Rift
- 6. Late Pleistocene Ice Ages and the Holocene Epoch
- Part III: Selected National Parks, Reserves, and Conservation Areas
- 7. Serengeti National Park
- 8. Mount Elgon National Park(s)
- 9. Aberdare and Mount Kenya National Parks
- 10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- 11. Oldupai Gorge and Laetoli
- 12. Kilimanjaro National Park
- 13. Arusha National Park (Mount Meru)
- 14. Amboseli, Chyulu Hills, and Tsavo West National Parks
- 15. Lakes Baringo, Bogoria, Nakuru, Manyara, and Eyasi
- 16. Lake Naivasha and Mount Longonot and Hell's Gate National Parks
- 17. Lake Natron and Oldoinyo Lengai