The beach : a river of sand /
Investigates where the sand on a beach comes from, how it is transported along the coast and where it goes. Explores the consequences of man's efforts to control the shape of the coast by interfering with the movement of sand to and from the shore. Also describes the movement of the sand on a b...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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[Chicago, Ill.] :
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp.,
[2000?]
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| Series: | AGI-EBE earth science series (Videorecording)
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| Summary: | Investigates where the sand on a beach comes from, how it is transported along the coast and where it goes. Explores the consequences of man's efforts to control the shape of the coast by interfering with the movement of sand to and from the shore. Also describes the movement of the sand on a beach and the methods used for measuring it. |
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| Item Description: | A 2000 Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation video release of the 1965 Encyclopaedia Britannica Films film. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Stanley Croner ; director-editor, Warren Brown ; Cameramen, I. Mankofsky, Frederic Goodich ; science advisors, John S. Shelton, Douglas Inman. |