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Category: Book
Authors: John Middleton, Tony Waltham
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Studio: St Martins Pr
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
Label: St Martins Pr
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 239
ISBN: 0312011016
Dewey Decimal Number: 551.447
EAN: 9780312011017
ASIN: 0312011016
Publication Date: September 1987
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 Want to know more about the globe's caves and karst regions? April 12, 2005
As an armchair explorer/enthusiast, finding this book at the local used bookstore was like stumbling upon a goldmine!
Background info first:
The book's full title is "The Underground Atlas: A Gazetteer of the Worlds Cave Regions", by John Middleton & Tony Waltham. It's 239 pages long, including glossary, and has 24 pages of B&W photos. The book has numerous (approximately 104) maps of global, regional, national and local caves & karst regions, as well as detailed info and history on important caves and expeditions' maps of their explorations.
Review:
The only down side to this book is its age - it was published in 1986 and again in 1992, so there's a lot of new information that's not included in this book, specifically Mexico's fascinating 'Cueva de Villa Luz', translated to be: "Cave of the Lighted House." ( http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/12/971228232315.htm) Also not included is info on Mexico's crystal cave (http://www.geotimes.org/mar01/crystalcave.html)
With that in mind, it's still a VERY good book, particularly if you're planning a caving/archaeological or anthropological expedition and think you'll be needing info on the caves in the area.
If you "just" an 'armchair explorer', like me, it's still a wonderful buy and will help fill in any blank areas left on your exploration map.
Five stars awarded for a book that gives desperately needed (and would LOVE to see revised and updated) info on a very interesting scientific field.
 nice overview August 22, 2001
This book describes the major karst areas for each country. It includes maps of some specific caves and karst regions, along with interesting photographs. It is not a cave 'look-up' book. You will find only some of the largest caves listed for each country. The book is most useful for suggesting where one can expect to find caves in specific countries.
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