Hong Kong landscapes : shaping the barren rock /

Hong Kong landscapes : shaping the barren rock /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Owen, Bernie.
Imprint:	Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Landscapes -- China -- Hong Kong. Geology -- China -- Hong Kong. Geography. Geology. Landscapes. Hong Kong (China) -- Geography. China -- Hong Kong. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216809

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Other authors / contributors:	Shaw, Raynor.
ISBN:	9789882203877 9882203876 9789622098473 9622098479
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book explains, in simple terms and with numerous photographs and figures, the origins of these varied landscapes, examining the contributions of different rocks, geological structures, and modern processes, as well as the profound impact of people.
Other form:	Print version: Owen, Bernie. Hong Kong landscapes. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2007 9789622098473

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Summary:	Hong Kong has a largely mountainous terrain, very little flat land, no major rivers, no great forests, and a paucity of mineral wealth. The relative poverty of the place led the British Foreign Secretary to remark, in 1841, that Hong Kong was a barren rock with hardly a house upon it. Prior to that date, the rugged landscape of Hong Kong had evolved, with little human interference, over about 400 million years.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241) and index.
ISBN:	9789882203877 9882203876 9789622098473 9622098479