Excerpt from The Coal Resources of the World, Vol. 1: An Inquiry Made Upon the Initiative of the Executive Committee of the XII International Geological Congress, Canada, 1913, With the Assistance of Geological Surveys and Mining Geologists of Different CountriesThe greater part Of the known coal reserves Of the world is found in the northern hemisphere. This is partly due to the larger land areas found there and partly to the fact that the earlier, coal-bearing portions Of the Carboniferous are not represented in the southern hemisphere.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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