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010 a| 2005014051;

020 a| 0786418869 (softcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780786418862 (softcover : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.=| ^A278928;

245 10 a| World shores and beaches :b| a descriptive and historical guide to 50 coastal treasures /c| Mary Ellen Snodgrass.;

300 a| xii, 308 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288).;

505 0 a| Antarctica: McMurdo Sound -- Argentina: Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego -- Australia: Sydney, New South Wales -- Brazil: Salvador da Bahia -- British Columbia: Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island -- Costa Rica: Manzanillo -- Cyprus: Cyrenia -- Denmark: Roskilde Fjord -- Ecuador: Punta Espinosa, Fernandina, Galapagos Islands -- Egypt: Alexandria -- England: Lindisfarne, Farne Islands, Northumberland; Tintagel Head, Cornwall; Woolacombe, Devon -- France: Omaha Beach, Normandy -- Ghana: Elmina Castle -- Greece: Delos -- Holland: Ijsselmeer -- Ireland: Dingle County Kerry -- Israel: Capernaum -- Italy: Ostia -- Jamaica: Point Royal -- Japan: Imari Bay, Kyushu; Uchinada, Honshu -- Labrador: Red Bay -- Mexico: Acapulco o-- Monaco: Monte Carlo -- Morocco: Essaouira -- New Zealand: Kaikoura Peninsula -- Oman: Matrah -- Philippines: Apo Reef -- Russia: Kraternaya Bay, Kuril Islands -- Samoa: Ofu Island, Manu'a -- Scotland: Birsay Bay, Orkney -- Seychelles: Aldabra -- Sicily: -- Lipari, Aeolian Islands -- South Africa: Jeffreys Bay -- Tasmania: Fortescue Bay -- Thailand: Phuket Island -- Turkey: Selinus, Cilicia -- Ukraine: Chersonese, Crimea -- United Arab Emirates: Dubai -- United States: Cape Hatteras, NC; Kaho'Olawe, HI; Matagorda Island, TX; Monterey, CA; Myrtle Beach, SC; Point Barrow, AK -- Vizcaya, Miami, FL -- Vietnam: Halong Bay -- Zanzibar: Stone Town.;

520 a| "This reference work begins with an introduction expressing the significance of beaches and shores. Each entry begins with a topographical description and contacts for the region, discusses topics such as mythical and tribal stories, artistry, religious meanings and pilgrimages, activism, conquests and the slave trade, piracy, human development, and tourism, concluding with a summary of coastal activities today"--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Seashore.=| ^A74515;

650 0 a| Coasts.=| ^A16646;

650 0 a| Beaches.=| ^A29097;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005014051.html;

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World shores and beaches : a descriptive and historical guide to 50 coastal treasures / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Author/creator	Snodgrass, Mary Ellen
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2005.
Description	xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Seashore. Coasts. Beaches.

Contents	Antarctica: McMurdo Sound -- Argentina: Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego -- Australia: Sydney, New South Wales -- Brazil: Salvador da Bahia -- British Columbia: Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island -- Costa Rica: Manzanillo -- Cyprus: Cyrenia -- Denmark: Roskilde Fjord -- Ecuador: Punta Espinosa, Fernandina, Galapagos Islands -- Egypt: Alexandria -- England: Lindisfarne, Farne Islands, Northumberland; Tintagel Head, Cornwall; Woolacombe, Devon -- France: Omaha Beach, Normandy -- Ghana: Elmina Castle -- Greece: Delos -- Holland: Ijsselmeer -- Ireland: Dingle County Kerry -- Israel: Capernaum -- Italy: Ostia -- Jamaica: Point Royal -- Japan: Imari Bay, Kyushu; Uchinada, Honshu -- Labrador: Red Bay -- Mexico: Acapulco o-- Monaco: Monte Carlo -- Morocco: Essaouira -- New Zealand: Kaikoura Peninsula -- Oman: Matrah -- Philippines: Apo Reef -- Russia: Kraternaya Bay, Kuril Islands -- Samoa: Ofu Island, Manu'a -- Scotland: Birsay Bay, Orkney -- Seychelles: Aldabra -- Sicily: -- Lipari, Aeolian Islands -- South Africa: Jeffreys Bay -- Tasmania: Fortescue Bay -- Thailand: Phuket Island -- Turkey: Selinus, Cilicia -- Ukraine: Chersonese, Crimea -- United Arab Emirates: Dubai -- United States: Cape Hatteras, NC; Kaho'Olawe, HI; Matagorda Island, TX; Monterey, CA; Myrtle Beach, SC; Point Barrow, AK -- Vizcaya, Miami, FL -- Vietnam: Halong Bay -- Zanzibar: Stone Town.
Abstract	"This reference work begins with an introduction expressing the significance of beaches and shores. Each entry begins with a topographical description and contacts for the region, discusses topics such as mythical and tribal stories, artistry, religious meanings and pilgrimages, activism, conquests and the slave trade, piracy, human development, and tourism, concluding with a summary of coastal activities today"--Provided by publisher.
Local note	Little-342692--305131055134V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288).
LCCN	2005014051
ISBN	0786418869 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780786418862 (softcover : alk. paper)

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