Product Description

"This book is tailor-made for the keen amateur geologist wishing to learn more about geology and apply it to a particular landscape with which he or she is familiar or can readily relate to."
-Jeremy McCall, BC Naturalist

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Updated and expanded, this revised edition includes:

* New sites of interest, including the Alberni Valley, Pacific Rim National Park and the Nanoose Peninsula.
* All new photographs of the areas discussed in the book.
* Additional information on the science of geology.

Geology of Southern Vancouver Island reveals the Island in a whole new way as it points out fault lines, glacier erratics, fossils and other interesting natural formations. In a clear and straight-forward manner, author C.J. Yorath guides geologists and amateur naturalists alike to some of the most interesting geological sites on the southern island.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2430751 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-30
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 205 pages

About the Author
C. J. Yorath is a geologist who for many years worked with the Geological Survey of Canada at the Pacific Geoscience Centre at Patricia Bay. He is the author of four other books on the geology of Western Canada and a book on the history of the D'Arcy Island leper colony.