Coastal Guide to Nature and History 2: Mornington Peninsula's ocean shore, Western Port, Phillip Island & French Island

Author(s): Graham Patterson

Travel | Local/Independent Authors

On holiday? Walking? Just visiting the coast for a short outing?This book will enrich your appreciation of what you see: * Local history - the first Australians, explorers and early settlers on the coast.* Common coastal animals and plants - with lots of photos to help you identify them* Coastal landforms - how they result from volcanic eruptions, granitic intrusions and deposition by ancient rivers and seas as sea level rises and falls over millions of years.* How to get to lesser-known spots.The author has walked every one of the 320 kilometres of the coastline covered in this book.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780992321727
  • : Coastal Guide Books
  • : Coastal Guide Books
  • : November 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Graham Patterson
  • : Paperback
  • : 1114
  • : English
  • : 168