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Mono Lake dominates the volcanic landscape east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The lake's unusual water chemistry produces algae and brine shrimp, feeding millions of birds and creating strange mineral formations called tufa, for which the lake is famed. From the early days of the Kuzedika Paiutes to the arrival of miners and settlers in the late 19th century, the lake has stood sentinel for the surrounding camps, mines, and towns. Around the lake, the town of Lee Vining has served travelers and residents since 1926, and Carson Camp has been a recreational destination for generations. Some of the world's earliest hydroelectric plants were established here, and Los Angeles began diverting streams and channeling their waters beneath the Mono Craters to the city's aqueduct in the 1940s. Impacts of those water diversions gradually became apparent, generating controversy around this otherwise placid landscape.

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• Pełny tytuł: Mono Lake Basin
• Autor: David Carle, Don Banta
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 127
• EAN: 9780738559094
• ISBN: 0738559091
• ID: 11469008
• Wydawca: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Waga: 399 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 163 × 13 mm
• Data wydania: November 2008

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