num_pages: 240
description: - A panoply of amazing abstract patterns that occur naturally on the earth's surface collected into a compact handbook- Over 400 aerial photographs taken by one of the world's greatest aerial photographers- Craters, pools and islands; rivers, canyons and streams, estuaries, icebergs and salt flats; seabeds, deserts and glaciers are categorized by shape and form into clearly defined sections- A source of inspiration for those working in the creative industries and the arts as well as environmentalists and everyone who marvels at the world around them- With text explaining how, where and why the formations naturally occurContentsIntroductionLocationsBandsStripesRipplesCirclesSpotsGrainsForksBranchesWebsCurvesRibbonsSwirlsSpikesGridsCracksGlossaryIndex
language: English
title: Patterns Of The Earth
titlecomplete: Patterns Of The Earth
genres: Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 39
publisher: Phaidon Press