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Book Title: Tsunami!: Second Edition
Number of Pages: 380 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Tsunami! : Second Edition
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Weather, Natural Disasters, Earth Sciences / Oceanography
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Walter C. Dudley
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
