Landscapes and Landforms of Poland

About this book

The volume is part of the World Geomorphological Landscapes series and shows characteristic landscapes and landforms of Poland. It consists of two parts, general and regional. The first part includes overviews of geological history, Quaternary, climate and its impact on landforms, geomorphological division of the country, geoheritage and geoconservation. The second part comprises nearly 40 region-specific studies to show the diversity of landscapes, from high-mountain relief through medium-altitude forested ranges, limestone uplands and loess plateaus, lowland landscapes moulded by past ice sheets, rivers and aeolian processes, to coastal sceneries. Selected examples of anthropogenically modified landscapes are also considered. Each chapter is accompanied by photographs, maps and diagrams. The volume is intended primarily for geographers and Quaternary geologists, but will be also of interest to anyone interested in natural landscapes and their conservation.

Contents

Part I - General: Geological outline and history
- Geomorphological diversity of Poland - regional overview
- Quaternary history
- Climate and extreme events
- Riverine landscapes
- Geomorphological heritage and conservation

Part II - Regional: Karkonosze Mountains
- Land of Extinct Volcanoes (Pogorze Kaczawskie) - erosional relief on ancient volcanic rocks
- Kamienne Mts. - rock-controlled landforms and mass movements
- Stolowe Mts. tableland
- East Sudetes - medium-altitude mountain ranges modified by anthropic activities
- Sleza Massif
- Babia Gora
- Landslides in Beskidy Mts
- Non-karstic caves in Beskidy Mts
- Dunajec valley in Orawa-Nowy Targ Intramontane Basin
- Dunajec and Poprad gorges
- Tatry Mts. glacial landforms
- Karst in Tatry Mts
- Bieszczady Mts
- Anthropogenic relief of Upper Silesian industrial district
- Krakow-Czestochowa limestone upland
- Krakow - an urban landscape
- Niecka Nidzianska - gypsum karst
- Gory Swietokrzyskie Mts. - crags and blockfields
- Naleczow Plateau - erosional landscape in loess
- Chalk karst and Polesie Lubelskie lakeland
- Muzakow Arch - end-moraine landscape
- Geoarcheological landscape of central Wielkopolska region
- Morasko meteorite crater
- Lodz region -classic periglacial region
- Kampinos Forest - inland dune field
- Anastomosing fluvial system of Narew river
- Suwalskie Lakeland
- Glacial megalineations - Zbojno area
- Tunnel valleys of Bory Tucholskie/ Kaszubskie Lakeland
- Zulawy Wislane and Wisla river delta
- Hel Peninsula
- Slowinski National Park and coastal dunes
- Wolin Island - cliffed coast and glacial landscapes

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