Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands
- Publisher : Redfern Natural History
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Description:
Second expanded and greatly enhanced edition. Explores the mysterious 'lost world' mountains of southerrn Venezuela. Known locally as 'tepuis', these immense sandstone plateaus are encircled on all sides by gigantic vertical cliffs, up to 1,000 metres tall, and are home to unique plants, animals and landscapes that occur nowhere else on earth. Re-mastered, re-written and published in large format, this new work features detailed new maps and over one hundred new images, as well as new information and recent discoveries!
This work explores the wildlife and history of discovery of these alluring 'lost worlds'. This book is up-to-date, comprehensive, focused, well illustrated, and visually beautiful. It is technically written yet is accessible to specialist and non-specialist audiences and will be a valued source of information for all interested in the natural history of the remarkable tablelands of the Guiana!
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