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Orrin H. Pilkey and Mary Edna Fraser

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A Celebration of the World’s Barrier Islands

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents viii
List of Illustrations x
Preface xv
Chapter 1. Dennis Roars Ashore 9
Chapter 2. The Global Picture 27
Chapter 3. The American Barrier Island Scene 53
Chapter 4. Barrier Islands and Human Realities 89
Chapter 5. Delta Barrier Islands 113
Chapter 6. Colombia’s Pacific Islands 141
Chapter 7. The Carbonate Islands 159
Chapter 8. Lagoon Barriers 183
Chapter 9. The Icelandic Islands 205
Chapter 10. Arctic Islands 221
Chapter 11. False Islands 243
Chapter 12. Requiem for Some Friends 263
Glossary of Terms 283
References Cited 289
Appendix 297
Index 303

https://doi.org/10.7312/pilk11970-fm

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents viii
List of Illustrations x
Preface xv
Chapter 1. Dennis Roars Ashore 9
Chapter 2. The Global Picture 27
Chapter 3. The American Barrier Island Scene 53
Chapter 4. Barrier Islands and Human Realities 89
Chapter 5. Delta Barrier Islands 113
Chapter 6. Colombia’s Pacific Islands 141
Chapter 7. The Carbonate Islands 159
Chapter 8. Lagoon Barriers 183
Chapter 9. The Icelandic Islands 205
Chapter 10. Arctic Islands 221
Chapter 11. False Islands 243
Chapter 12. Requiem for Some Friends 263
Glossary of Terms 283
References Cited 289
Appendix 297
Index 303

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