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By Duane Braun,Ruth Braun,Sarah Hall

This richly-illustrated, full-color advisor to the geology of Mount barren region Island, Maine, the house of Acadia nationwide Park, makes the astonishing surroundings and wealthy geological historical past obtainable to outdoors explorers, geology fanatics, and armchair tourists alike. The Guide grounds readers in simple geologic ideas sooner than chronicling the original heritage of the world from 550 million years in the past to the current. together with information-packed self-guided journeys with stops at 31 sights, this booklet is lavishly illustrated with a hundred complete colour photographs, maps, and illustrations that increase appreciation of this nationwide treasure.

Duane and Ruth Braun relate the interesting tale of the region’s formation, explaining how a slice of South the USA with Mount desolate tract Island bordering its southern facet landed at the fringe of North the USA to shape Maine. one other piece of South the US collided with this touchdown, inflicting Mount wasteland Island to erupt violently in a 10 mile huge volcanic caldera. The Island then underwent an extended interval of circulate erosion culminating in a interval of glacial erosion to shape the current panorama. the phenomenal surroundings that resulted has attracted viewers from around the globe. This booklet unlocks the various secrets and techniques of the formations, providing a deeper figuring out of the land and its origins.

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