Landscapes and Landforms of Egypt Landforms and Evolution /

• Main Author: Embabi, Nabil Sayed (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes,
• Subjects: Geomorphology.

This book provides a unique reference resource not only for geomorphologists, but for all Earth scientists. It shows how landforms vary enormously across Egypt, from high mountains to endless plains, and presents the vast heritage of forms that have developed under different climates. Richly illustr...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• General characteristics of Egypt
• The Nile Valley: An Egyptian Originated Valley.- The Nile Delta: A Million Years Complex Delta
• The Great Sand Sea: The Largest Sand Sea in Egypt
• The Great Selima Sand Sheet
• The Qattara Depression: The Deepest Erosional Depression in Africa
• The Dakhla and Kharga Depressions: The longest Prehistoric Heritage record in The Western Desert.