The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia
Fifty Years of Exploration and Science
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography
| Author: | ISBN: | 9783319143910 | |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | April 20, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9783319143910 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | April 20, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.
This book highlights some of the most difficult and persistent exploration ever undertaken in the United States – in Burnsville Cove, a small limestone valley in west-central Virginia – while at the same time reviewing the scientific discoveries made in the area’s 116 km of caves in the course of 50 years. Overall, the book offers a unique combination of exploration and science by a conservation organization specifically dedicated to the preservation and study of the caves.
