 Tierra del Fuego - Wildlife and Landscapes
Enrique Couve & Claudio F. Vidal (2007) Fantástico Sur Editorial, Chile. 100 pages. Hardback. Bilingual (English | Spanish) edition. ISBN 978-956-8007-21-8 A line of bonfires along the coast could well have been the vision that Ferdinand Magellan had during those spring nights of 1520. He could not have been chosen a better name for such a hostile island territory than Land of the Fires. With this expedition began the geographic knowledge and the human and natural history of the end of the American continent. Tierra del Fuego is a huge territory encompassing the archipelagos located south of the Straits of Magellan, which terminate at Cape Horn. This remote and diverse region holds countless natural treasures, which are protected by the harshness of the weather or simply by the inaccessibility of the territory. Many of the mountains and glaciers are still nameless, and most of its forests and islands are not even visited by humans. However, this natural stronghold opens up to us its labyriths and slowly unveils its natural secrets for our joy. Let us explore Tierra del Fuego or Karukinká, just as Charles Darwin did almost two centuries ago with a open mind and with eyes of discover. |
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 Torres del Paine - Wildlife and Landscapes
Enrique Couve & Claudio F. Vidal (2005) Fantástico Sur Editorial, Chile. 100 pages. Hardback. Bilingual (English | Spanish) edition. ISBN 978-956-8007-12-1 Explore the spectacular landscapes of Patagonia and the strikingly diverse wildlife of this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The park is much more than towering peaks and magnificent glaciers; wonderful flowers bloom during the southern spring, guanacos, foxes, and pumas grace the landscape, while the sky bursts into life with over 100 species of birds and the majestic flight of the condor. This photographic journey presents the wealth of Torres del Paine's flora and fauna, throughout the different seasons of the year.
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 Atacama Desert - Wildlife and Landscapes
Enrique Couve & Claudio F. Vidal (2005) Fantástico Sur Editorial, Chile. 100 pages. Hardback. Bilingual (English | Spanish) edition. ISBN 978-956-8007-13-X The Atacama is Chile's largest desert and like the world's other great deserts, such as the Kalahari in Africa or the Great Desert of Australis, it lies in the Tropic of Capricorn. Unlike these other desert, the Atacama encompasses a range of extreme altitudes that enrich the complexity of its ecosystems. The Atacama is considered the most arid desert on the planet. Its skies remain clear over 300 days a year and in some areas no record of rainfall exists. With this book we invite you to explore the beauty of the ancient mountains, the breadth of their varied ecosystems and the wealth of biological diversity throughout the diverse ecosystems of the wide and majestic Atacama Desert. |
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 Penguins of Patagonia and Antarctic Peninsula
Enrique Couve & Claudio F. Vidal (2005) Fantástico Sur Editorial, Chile. 100 pages. Hardback. Bilingual (English | Spanish) edition. ISBN 978-956-8007-09-1 This is a superb photographic portfolio of the nine penguin species inhabiting the southernmost region of South America, Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding islands, including the Falklands and South Georgia. Each one of the images contained in this book will rise our admiration for these creatures which are perfectly adapted to survive and breed in the harshest climates on Earth. The species accounts section provides concise descriptions on the distribution, biology, and life history on these charismatic flightless birds, which occur extensively in the seas of the Southern Ocean. |
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 Birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego & Antarctic Peninsula | The Falkland Islands & South Georgia
Enrique Couve & Claudio F. Vidal (2003) Fantástico Sur Editorial, Chile. 656 pages. Paperback. Bilingual (English | Spanish) edition. ISBN 978-956-8007-03-2 "Birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctic Peninsula" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date photographic field guide to all the resident, migrant and vagrant birds of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Antarctic Peninsula, including the Falklands and South Georgia islands. Over 430 species are described, more than 300 species with photograph with an additional 2,000-plus images set opposite concise descriptive accounts of identification, status, habits, conservation issues and range maps for each species. Introductory sections provide a synopsis of the Patagonian and Antarctic regions, a selection of maps, notes on how to use the species accounts, the adopted nomenclature and a complete selction of bird topography diagrams. The guide also includes an updated appendix describing the status of 133 resident, regular visitors, accidental and introduced species in the region. |
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