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Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain

Essays in Regional Geography
E. J. Russell
January 2014
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9781107626539
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    First published in 1930, as the second edition of a 1920 original, and reprinted in 1953, this book examines the geological, meteorological and human influences that have shaped the various regions of Great Britain. Multiple maps throughout the text illustrate points of interest, such as population distribution and terrain. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in regional geography.

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    January 2014
    Paperback
    9781107626539
    536 pages
    216 × 140 × 30 mm
    0.67kg
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    Table of Contents

    • Introduction E. J. Russell
    • 1. The climate of Great Britain H. R. Mill
    • Part I. England and Wales:
    • 2. The south-east C. C. Fagg
    • 3. The London basin Hilda Ormsby
    • 4. Central south England O. H. T. Rishbeth
    • 5. The south-west W. Stanley Lewis
    • 6. The lower Severn basin and the plain of Somerset W. W. Jervis
    • 7. The south-east midlands H. O. Beckit
    • 8. East Anglia Percy M. Roxby
    • 9. The fenlands Frank Debenham
    • 10. Lincolnshire John Bygott
    • 11. The north-east midlands P. W. Bryan
    • 12. The north-west midlands R. H. Kinvig
    • 13. Wales H. J. Fleure
    • 14. The Pennine highland C. B. Fawcett
    • 15. Lancastria W. Fitzgerald
    • 16. The Don Valley and south Yorkshire coalfield R. N. Rudmose Brown
    • 17. Holderness and the Humber R. N. Rudmose Brown
    • 18. The Yorkshire region C. B. Fawcett
    • 19. North-east England C. B. Fawcett
    • 20. Cumbria F. J. Campbell
    • Scotland:
    • 21. The Highlands and Hebrides A. Stevens
    • 22. North-east Scotland John McFarlane
    • 23. Central Scotland Alan G. Ogilvie
    • 24. The southern uplands William A. Gauld
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • E. J. Russell, H. R. Mill, C. C. Fagg, Hilda Ormsby, O. H. T. Rishbeth, W. Stanley Lewis, W. W. Jervis, H. O. Beckit, Percy M. Roxby, Frank Debenham, John Bygott, P. W. Bryan, R. H. Kinvig, H. J. Fleure, C. B. Fawcett, W. Fitzgerald, R. N. Rudmose Brown, F. J. Campbell, A Stevens, John McFarlane, Alan G. Ogilvie, William A. Gauld

    • E. J. Russell