Traveling the 38th parallel: a water line around the world
Auteur :
Carle, David / Carle, Janet
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520266544
Date de publication :
3 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Between extremes of climate farther north and south, the 38th North parallel line marks a temperate, middle latitude where human societies have thrived since the beginning of civilization. It divides North and South Korea, passes through Athens and San Francisco, and bisects Mono Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada.