Tonle Sap: The Heart of Cambodia's Natural Heritage - Couverture rigide

Poole, Colin

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9749863151 ISBN 13 : 9789749863152

Editeur : River Books, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Poole Colin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Tonle Sap is also known as Cambodia's Great Lake. While in the dry season the lake extends some 150 kilometres in length and around 20 kilometres in width, new radar satellite imagery has revealed the true extent of the lake's flood. At the peak of the wet season with the Mekong river flowing back up the Siem Reap river, the Tonle Sap can expand to some 250 kilometres long and in places more than 100 kilometres wide, giving a total increase from 2,500 to about 13,000 square kilometres. This natural phenomenon was noted at the end of the 13th century by the Chinese envoy Chou Ta Kuan. Colin Poole, Director of WSC Asia, examines all aspects of this fascinating and beautiful lake - environment, fauna, history, culture and future - accompanied by evocative and memorable photographs by Eleanor Briggs.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Colin Poole is Asia Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, based in New York. Eleanor Briggs, an award-winning photographer, has worked mostly in Southeast Asia and India since 1989, photographing people, nature and most specifically birds.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: River Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9749863151
• ISBN 13: 9789749863152
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 172