Extreme Earth

Simple text and full-color photographs describe the coldest places on the planet.

Provides information about ten unusual rivers found in different parts of the world, including the Nile, the Yangtze, the Ob', and the Congo River; discussing their formation, structure, history, composition, and more. Includes photographs, illustrations, a glossary, resources, and an index.

Profiles Mount Everest, the Alps, Mount Saint Helens, and seven other significant mountains and mountain ranges, describing their formation, changes over time, and contributions to the environment and including over forty photographs and illustrations.

Profiles Lake Baikal, Lake Eyre, Lake Superior, and seven other significant lakes around the world, describing their origins, history, and structure.

Profiles the Grand Canyon, Windjana Gorge, Fish River Canyon, and seven other significant canyons around the world, describing their origins, history, and structure.

Profiles eighty deserts around the world that are unique for various reasons, describing their formation, structure, ecological variety, and notable landforms.

Profiles Angel Falls, Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls, and seven other significant waterfalls around the world, describing their origins, history, and structure.

Profiles ten unusual ocean ridges and trenches, including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mariana Trench, and East Pacific Rise, describing each one's origin, history, and structure.

Profiles Lascaux Cave, Mammoth Cave, Carlsbad Caverns, and seven other significant caves around the world, describing their origins, history, and structure.