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Karst of Sicily A Journey Inside and Outside the Island’s Mountains

This book describes Sicily’s unique and varied karst features, discussing the notable geographical areas, their lithology and genesis and, in a number of cases, their value as geosites to be preserved for scientific or tourism purposes. The rich variety of Meso-Cenozoic outcropping rocks in Sicily m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruggieri, Rosario
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Cave and Karst Systems of the World
Subjects:
Water
Physical Geography
Earth Sciences
Hydrology
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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