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Subterranea : journey into the depths of the Earth's most extraordinary underground spaces / Chris Fitch with [maps and illustations by] Matthew Young.
Subterranea is where the world's remaining mysteries are yet to be found. For millennia, across nations and cultures, it has been a hotbed of fantastical stories. It's where humans have kept their most sacred treasures and their darkest secrets. It's where we have found evidence of our past and may, at some point, find an escape route for our uncertain future. But what would we find there today? From the underground cities of Cappadocia to smuggling tunnels on the US-Mexico border, caves full of tiny blind dragons and a seed vault located 1300km inside the Arctic circle, Subterranea demonstrates that the world below our feet is every bit as vivid and evocative as the world we see around us.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781643261096
- ISBN: 1643261096
- Physical Description: xiii, 225 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ℗♭2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previously published as Subterranea : discovering the Earth's extraordinary hidden depths in United Kingdom by Wildfire in 2020. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 220-221) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part I: Creation. Waitomo Caves, New Zealand ; Yucat©Łn Cenotes, Mexico ; Postojna Cave, Slovenia ; Veryovkina Cave, Georgia ; Kazumura Cave, USA ; Cueva de Villa Luz, Mexico ; Deer Cave, Malaysia ; Pando, USA ; Dark Star Cave, Uzbekistan ; Palaeoburrows, Brazil -- Part II: Ancient history. Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, France ; Derinkuyu, Turkey ; Mausoleum of the first Qin emperor, China ; Herculaneum, Italy ; Labyrinthos Caves, Greece ; Tenochtitlan, Mexico ; Basilica Cistern, Turkey ; Elephanta Caves, India ; Qumran Caves, Israel ; Cueva de los Tayos, Ecuador -- Part III: Modern history. London Underground, United Kingdom ; Tunnel 57, Germany ; Burlington, United Kingdom ; Coober Pedy, Australia ; Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam ; Camp Century, Greenland ; Great Man-Made River, Libya ; Sonnenberg, Switzerland ; Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan ; G-Cans, Japan -- Part IV: Today. Large Hadron Collider, Switzerland/France ; Otay Mesa, USA/Mexico ; Guatemala City Sinkholes, Guatemala ; Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway ; Helsinki Underground City, Finland ; Kolwezi Mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Jerusalem Cemeteries, Israel ; Concordia Research Station, Antarctica ; Los Angeles Tunnels, USA ; Hellisheidi, Iceland. |
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| Subject: | Underground areas. Caves. Civilization, Subterranean. Underground architecture. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | 624.19 FIT (Text) | 35146002263283 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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Subterranea is where the world's remaining mysteries are yet to be found. For millennia, across nations and cultures, it has been a hotbed of fantastical stories. It's where humans have kept their most sacred treasures and their darkest secrets. It's where we have found evidence of our past and may, at some point, find an escape route for our uncertain future. But what would we find there today? From the underground cities of Cappadocia to smuggling tunnels on the US-Mexico border, caves full of tiny blind dragons and a seed vault located 1300km inside the Arctic circle, Subterranea demonstrates that the world below our feet is every bit as vivid and evocative as the world we see around us. - Book News
Fitch, a writer, a geographer, and storyteller, and Young, a designer, illustrator, and map maker, describe underground spaces around the world from the Earthâs origins to the present, including underground cities, caves, tunnels, rivers, and other spaces like the London Underground, the Large Hadron Collider in Europe, the Jerusalem cemeteries in Israel, and the Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. Each includes a description, map, and illustration. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Grand Central Pub
"A deep dive into the mysteries of the underworld. Secret crypts, underground rivers, and engineering marvels are revealed in exquisite detail, exposing the background stories of the world's greatest hidden wonders." Jill Heinerth, author of Into the Planet
Filled with fun facts and unbelievable photography, Subterranea is a below-the-surface exploration of the worldâs most spectacular underground spaces. Geographer and storyteller Chris Fitch peels back the outer layer of the earth and reveals the fascinating hidden underground spaces you canât see from above the ground. These incredible places include poisonous caves in Mexico where the toughest fish in the world manage to survive; the magnificent Roman sunken palace that was lost beneath the streets of Constantinople for centuries; the "Door to Hell" that was accidentally created by Soviet gas explorers in the 1970s and has been on fire for nearly half a century; and the drug-smuggling tunnels between Mexico and the United States.
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Lavishly illustrated and packed with maps and photographs of little-explored locations, Subterranea is the unique, untold, and utterly unforgettable story of our planet from the inside. - Grand Central Pub
Filled with fun facts and unbelievable photography, this below-the-surface exploration of the worldâs most spectacular underground spaces will delight curious nature lovers, travelers, and readers.Â
