The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia
Fifty Years of Exploration and Science
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Beschreibung
This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.
This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.
Contributes to the understanding of cave and karst systems around the world Documents some of the most intensive cave explorations ever undertaken in the United States Summarizes 50 years of scientific investigations in the Burnsville Cove cave area Includes hundreds of color photographs of caves and cave minerals Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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William B. White
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