Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 The Big Picture
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   Chapter 2 Geological Time
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   Chapter 3 Some Notes About Rock Names
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   Chapter 4 Ethiopia Today
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   Chapter 5 Beginnings: The First Half-Billion Years
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   Chapter 6 The Early and Middle Years: Ice, Sea and Sand
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   Chapter 7 The Onset of Turbulent Times
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   Chapter 8 The Break-Up of a Continent, and a Summary of Events
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    Chapter 9 The Great Gorges: Slices Through Time
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    Chapter 10 Western Ethiopia: Evidence of a Continental Collision
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    Chapter 11 Landforms, Monuments and Hidden Churches of Tigray
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    Chapter 12 The Western Highlands: Lava Flows and Great Volcanoes
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    Chapter 13 Lake Tana and the Blue Nile
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    Chapter 14 The Geology and Churches of Lalibela
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    Chapter 15 The Southeastern Highlands and the Ogaden
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    Chapter 16 Introduction to the Rift Valley
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    Chapter 17 The Rift Valley Southwards: Volcanoes, and Lakes Ancient and Modern
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    Chapter 18 South of Lake Chamo: A Transition Region
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    Chapter 19 The Rift Valley Northwards: Volcanoes, Fissures and Fresh Lava Flows
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    Chapter 20 The Rift Margins and the Great Western Escarpment
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    Chapter 21 The Enigma of Afar
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    Chapter 22 Northern Afar: The Birth of an Ocean
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    Chapter 23 Southern and Central Afar: Lava Flows and the Birthplace of Mankind
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    Chapter 24 Earthquakes in Ethiopia
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    Chapter 25 Putting It All Together
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    Chapter 26 What Next? Ethiopia in the Future