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Tour Earth's great diversity and beauty in this awe-inspiring course that visits the most amazing natural wonders in the world and explains the geology that underlies them.

Syllabus

  • 01: Santorini-Impact of Volcanic Eruptions
  • 02: Mount Fuji-Sleeping Power
  • 03: Galapagos Rift-Wonders of Mid-Ocean Ridges
  • 04: African Rift Valley-Cracks into the Earth
  • 05: Erta Ale-Compact Fury of Lava Lakes
  • 06: Burgess Shale-Rocks and the Keys to Life
  • 07: The Grand Canyon-Earth's Layers
  • 08: The Himalayas-Mountains at Earth's Roof
  • 09: The Ganges Delta-Earth's Fertile Lands
  • 10: The Amazon Basin-Lungs of the Planet
  • 11: Iguazu Falls-Thundering Waterfalls
  • 12: Mammoth Cave-Worlds Underground
  • 13: Cave of Crystals-Exquisite Caves
  • 14: Great Blue Hole-Coastal Symmetry in Sinkholes
  • 15: Ha Long Bay-Dramatic Karst Landscapes
  • 16: Bryce Canyon-Creative Carvings of Erosion
  • 17: Uluru/Ayers Rock-Sacred Nature of Rocks
  • 18: Devils Tower-Igneous Enigmas
  • 19: Antarctica-A World of Ice
  • 20: Columbia Glacier-Unusual Glacier Cycles
  • 21: Fiordland National Park-Majestic Fjords
  • 22: Rock of Gibraltar-Catastrophic Floods
  • 23: Bay of Fundy-Inexorable Cycle of Tides
  • 24: Hawaii-Volcanic Island Beauty
  • 25: Yellowstone-Geysers and Hot Springs
  • 26: Kawah Ijen-World's Most Acid Lake
  • 27: Iceland-Where Fire Meets Ice
  • 28: The Maldives-Geologic Paradox
  • 29: The Dead Sea-Sinking and Salinity
  • 30: Salar de Uyuni-Flattest Place on Earth
  • 31: Namib/Kalahari Deserts-Sand Mountains
  • 32: Siwa Oasis-Paradise amidst Desolation
  • 33: Auroras-Light Shows on the Edge of Space
  • 34: Arizona Meteor Crater-Visitors from Outer Space
  • 35: A Montage of Geologic Mini-Wonders
  • 36: Planetary Wonders-Out of This World
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Michael E. Wysession

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