Abstract
DURING the last dozen years or so, very great advances have been made in our knowledge of the geological structure and history of Burma. One of the most active workers in this field has been Dr. Chhibber, now a member of the Geological Survey of India and formerly a lecturer in the University of Rangoon. A little book on the physical geology of the country from his pen is therefore welcome as an authoritative summary of progress in a region that has hitherto been little known except by a few Government or oil-field geologists. All the special features which make Burma a land of peculiar fascination are adequately dealt with, from its mountains and river systems to its mud volcanoes and limestone caves. Each chapter has an excellent bibliography; there is a satisfactorily detailed index; and the forty illustrations, including sketch maps and photographs, are clear and effective. Dr. Chhibber is to be congratulated not only on his own extensive contributions but also on the skill with which he has compiled material from a variety of out-of-the-way sources into a thoroughly readable and stimulating book.
The Physiography of Burma.
H. L.
Chhibber
By. Pp. xi + 148. (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and London: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1933.) 3.8 rupees; 5s. 6d.
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The Physiography of Burma. Nature 132, 951 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132951c0
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