Landscapes and Landforms of Poland
The volume is part of World Geomorphological Landscapes series and shows characteristic landscapes and landforms of Poland. It consists of two parts, general and regional. The first part includes overviews of geological history, Quaternary, climate and its impact on landforms, geomorphological divis...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | World Geomorphological Landscapes
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Table of Contents:
- Part I – General: Geological outline and history
- Geomorphological diversity of Poland – regional overview
- Quaternary history
- Climate and extreme events
- Riverine landscapes
- Geomorphological heritage and conservation
- Part II – Regional: Karkonosze Mountains
- Land of Extinct Volcanoes (Pogórze Kaczawskie) – erosional relief on ancient volcanic rocks
- Kamienne Mts. – rock-controlled landforms and mass movements
- Stołowe Mts. tableland
- East Sudetes – medium-altitude mountain ranges modified by anthropic activities
- Ślęża Massif
- Babia Góra
- Landslides in Beskidy Mts.
- Non-karstic caves in Beskidy Mts.
- Dunajec valley in Orawa-Nowy Targ Intramontane Basin
- Dunajec and Poprad gorges
- Tatry Mts. glacial landforms
- Karst in Tatry Mts.
- Bieszczady Mts
- Anthropogenic relief of Upper Silesian industrial district
- Kraków-Częstochowa limestone upland
- Kraków – an urban landscape
- Niecka Nidziańska – gypsum karst
- Góry Świętokrzyskie Mts. – crags and blockfields
- Nałęczów Plateau – erosional landscape in loess
- Chalk karst and Polesie Lubelskie lakeland
- Mużaków Arch – end-moraine landscape
- Geoarcheological landscape of central Wielkopolska region
- Morasko meteorite crater
- Łódź region –classic periglacial region
- Kampinos Forest – inland dune field
- Anastomosing fluvial system of Narew river
- Suwalskie Lakeland
- Glacial megalineations – Zbójno area
- Tunnel valleys of Bory Tucholskie/ Kaszubskie Lakeland
- Żuławy Wiślane and Wisła river delta
- Hel Peninsula
- Słowiński National Park and coastal dunes
- Wolin Island – cliffed coast and glacial landscapes