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050 0 0 _aQH95.3.
_bK455 1971
100 1 _aKelley, Donald Greame,
_d1913-.
245 1 0 _aEdge of a continent :
_bthe Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja /
_cDonald Greame Kelley.
260 _aPalo Alto, California :
_bAmerican West Publishing,
_c©1971.
300 _a288 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c29 cm.
504 _6Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-280) and index.
505 _aContents: The Long Curving Shore: A Four-thousand-mile View. Shaping of a Shore. Currents and Sea Winds. Where Land and Ocean Meet. Life Beyond the Breakers. Edge of the Tide. Birds With Wet Feet. The Marching Sands. Seacliff World -- Islands and Inlets: Islands Beyond the Edge. Lifeguard of the Islands. Islands of the Californias. The Inside Passage. Waters of the Golden Gate. The Sea of Cortés -- Forest North, Desert South: Climates Born of the Sea. Trees of the Totem Culture. A Tide of Timber. Forests of the Fog. Woodlands of the Long Dry Summer. Elfin Forests of the South. Deserts by the Sea -- Barrier and Breach: The Upraised Rim. The Last of the Ice Cap. Rivers Great and Small. Fishing in Coastal Waters. Bridges Across Time. Man on the Western Edge.
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650 0 _aNatural history.
650 0 _aNatural history – Pacific Coast (North America).
650 0 _aPacific Coast (North America).
650 0 _aNorth America – Pacific Coast.
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