The Great Rift: Africa's Changing Valley
- ISBN-10
- 0806969067
- ISBN-13
- 9780806969060
- Series
- The Great Rift
- Category
- Africa, Eastern
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
- Author
- Anthony Smith
Description
Presents the geology, wildlife, and inhabitants of the Great Rift Valley, which extends from Lebanon to Mozambique
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