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The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia. Fifty Years of Exploration and Science.
William B. . Ed(S): White
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Hardback. The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia Editor(s): White, William B. Series: Cave and Karst Systems of the World. Num Pages: 491 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 412 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 204 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1232.
This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Condition
New
Series
Cave and Karst Systems of the World
Number of Pages
479
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319143903
SKU
V9783319143903
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-28
About William B. . Ed(S): White
Dr. William B. White developed an early interest in caves and karst and started serious caving with an undergraduate summer job at Lincoln Caverns in 1951. In the 1950s he conducted investigations of many caves in central Pennsylvania and the Greenbrier Valley in West Virginia and has continued world-wide karst research projects for fifty years. Dr. White frequently collaborates with ... Read more
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