The volcano adventure guide
By: Rosaly Lopes.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Adventure travel -- Guidebooks.; Volcanoes.
Genres: Guidebooks.
Description: "The Volcano Adventure Guide is the first book of its type. For anyone who wishes to explore volcanoes without being foolhardy, it will fascinate amateur enthusiasts and professional volcanologists alike. The stunning colour photographs throughout the book will delight armchair travellers as well as inspire the adventurous to get out and explore volcanoes for themselves."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I: Choosing a volcano to visit; title: 1. Volcanoes of the world; title: 2. The basic facts about volcanoes; title: 3. Volcanic eruptions; title: 4. Visiting volcanoes safely; title: 5. Preparing and planning a volcano adventure; title: II: Guides to volcanoes; title: 6. Introduction to the field guides; title: 7. Volcanoes in Hawaii; title: Hawaii; title: Kilauea; title: Mauna Loa; title: Haleakala; title: 8. Volcanoes in the continental USA; title: The western USA; title: Lassen Peak; title: Mount St. Helens; title: Sunset crater; title: Yellowstone; title: 9. Volcanoes in Italy; title: Souther Italy; title: Vesuvius; title: The Aeolian Islands; title: Strómboli; title: Vulcano; title: Etna; title: 10. Volcanoes in Greece; title: Greece; title: Santorini; title: 11. Volcanoes in Iceland; title: Iceland; title: Krafla; title: Heimaey; title: Hekla; title: 12. Volcanoes in Costa Rica; title: Costa Rica; title: Arenal; title: Poás; title: Irazú; title: 13. Volcanoes in the West Indies; title: The West Indies; title: Mont Pelée; title: Soufriere Hills.