Islands Beyond the Horizon: The life of twenty of the world's most remote places

Author:   Roger Lovegrove (Former Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wales)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199606498


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   13 September 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Roger Lovegrove (Former Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wales)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.442kg
ISBN:  

9780199606498


ISBN 10:   0199606498
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   13 September 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Wrangel 2: Chinijo Archipelago 3: Jan Mayen 4: Mykines 5: Guam 6: San Blas Islands 7: Ascension 8: Fernando de Noronha 9: Mingulay 10: Pico 11: Tristan da Cunha 12: Vigur 13: St Kilda 14: South Georgia 15: Halfmoon Island 16: The Skelligs 17: Isle aux Aigrettes 18: Solovetski Islands 19: St Peter and St Paul Rocks 20: Tuamotu Archipelago Epilogue Scientific Names of Species References

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you will find the island hopping a fascinating journey of discovery. * Mike Cowton, Eco Travel Guide * Lovegrove manages to capture each island's identity and mystery and transmits his affection for these faraway places. * Northern Echo * This book is a pleasure to read. The author's style is crisp, vivid and clear. * Tony Marr, Ibis *


Lovegrove manages to capture each island's identity and mystery and transmits his affection for these faraway places. Northern Echo This book is a pleasure to read. The author's style is crisp, vivid and clear. Tony Marr, Ibis


you will find the island hopping a fascinating journey of discovery. * Mike Cowton, Eco Travel Guide * Lovegrove manages to capture each island's identity and mystery and transmits his affection for these faraway places. * Northern Echo * This book is a pleasure to read. The author's style is crisp, vivid and clear. * Tony Marr, Ibis *


Lovegrove manages to capture each island's identity and mystery and transmits his affection for these faraway places. Northern Echo


Author Information

Roger Lovegrove was RSPB Director for Wales for 27 years and since retirement has been a member of the board of The Countryside Council for Wales, served on the Forestry Commission Advisory Committee for Wales, was chair of the Welsh woodland initiative (Ty Coed), and founder and later chairman of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. For twelve years he also served as a wildlife inspector for DEFRA. He is the author of some ten books, including Birds of Wales, The Red Kite's Tale, and most recently Silent Fields.

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