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" Rivers / "
Laurie Burnham ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash.
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BL
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1012702
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b767072
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| Main Entry
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Burnham, Laurie.
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| Title & Author
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Rivers /\ Laurie Burnham ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2007.
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Extreme Earth
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xv, 176 pages :: illustrations (some color), maps ;; 25 cm.
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0816059160
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: 9780816059164
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index.
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| Contents
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Origin of the landform: Rivers -- Nile, Africa -- Amazon, South America -- Yangtze, Asia -- Mississippi, North America -- Huang Ho, Asia -- Yenisey, Asia -- Ob', Asia -- Congo River, Africa -- Amur River, Asia -- Mackenzie River, North America -- Glossary -- Books -- Magazines -- Web sites -- Index.
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| Abstract
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From Earth's two longest rivers, which flow through African deserts and Amazon jungles, to Siberia's great Yenisei-Angara river system, which drains into the Arctic Ocean, this new book brings the world's great waterways into vivid focus.
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Rivers.
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Rivers.
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Rivers.
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Rivers.
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| Dewey Classification
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551.48/3
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GB1203.7.B87 2007
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