Apart from often being immensely scenic, landscapes tell stories which not uncommonly can be traced back in time for tens of millions years and include unique events. This is particularly true for Ethiopia where spectacular examples of landforms are present. Its geomorphology varies from highlands, punctuated by high volcanoes and dissected by deep river gorges, to the rift valley lakes endorheic systems and the below the sea level lowlands with landscapes the features of which are unique in the world. This book will illustrate all these issues and will include the necessary background about...

This book focuses on regions for which until now the geomorphology was very poorly studied and relatively unknown. Nevertheless, the landforms and landscapes of the Horn of Africa are highly attractive, diverse and in a few cases unique, since they span very different environments, from highland plateaus and mountains to lowlands (even below sea level) and coastlines with a high degree of diversity and from monsoon to arid climate conditions. The main topics addressed in the book include the links between the geological evolution and the current large scale geomorphology of the Horn of...