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Record Nr.

UNINA9910706244903321

Autore

Cooke C. Wythe (Charles Wythe), <1887-1971, >

Titolo

Carolina bays and the shapes of eddies / / by C. Wythe Cooke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1954

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (34 unnumbered pages) : illustrations

Collana

Geological Survey professional paper ; ; 254-I

A shorter contribution to general geology

Soggetti

Geology - Carolina Bays

Eddies - Carolina Bays

Bays - South Atlantic States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed September 29, 2014).

Includes plates.

"Presenting corroborative evidence that the elliptical Carolina bays were shaped by tidal eddies and that the shape of the ideal eddy is elliptical."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.