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The Times Atlas of the Oceans
(Atlas of the Complete World of the in Over 600 Colour Illustrations. Winner of the Dartmouth Medal for the Very Goodst reference book of the year)
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272 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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February 19, 2020
The “Times” in the title is the Times of London. It is very visual (with its 400+ maps and illustrations) but it has a good amount of substantive text to go along with it.
There was a time where our species spent a lot of time on the oceans, but trans-oceanic experiences are now, in large part, only for the navies and merchant marines, with a very few doing a many-week cruise for pleasure. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Simon Winchester has written two significant books one on the Atlantic and one on the Pacific Oceans. In some ways, the oceans, particularly the subsurface of the ocean deeps remain our “final frontier” on Earth.
“Here is a recent example: “Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean and document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. The expedition will delve into one of the last major unexplored frontiers on the planet, a vast body of water that's already feeling the effects of global warming. Understanding the Indian Ocean's ecosystem is important not just for the species that live in it, but also for an estimated 2.5 billion people at home in the region — from East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, South and Southeast Asia”. NBC News and https://apnews.com/10d31c674b46d45eed... This may indicate the start of a new era in exploration.
I believe that we could all benefit from a better understanding of vast areas of this planet under the waters’ surface. This atlas, though needing some updating, is a great source of information. Besides the basic geography of the oceans and seas and ocean basins, it covers in great detail:
• The Oceans and Life – including waves, tides, deep sea drilling, the plankton, benthos, fishes and bird life.
• The Resources of the Ocean – including fisheries, minerals, oil and gas, fish farming
• Ocean Trade – including ports, ships and cargoes, routes and hazards
• The Ocean – Atmosphere system
• The Law of the Oceans
• The Health of the Oceans
• Strategic Use of the Oceans
• Control of Pollution
If you can find it at your library, give it a look. You won’t be sorry.
There was a time where our species spent a lot of time on the oceans, but trans-oceanic experiences are now, in large part, only for the navies and merchant marines, with a very few doing a many-week cruise for pleasure. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Simon Winchester has written two significant books one on the Atlantic and one on the Pacific Oceans. In some ways, the oceans, particularly the subsurface of the ocean deeps remain our “final frontier” on Earth.
“Here is a recent example: “Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean and document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. The expedition will delve into one of the last major unexplored frontiers on the planet, a vast body of water that's already feeling the effects of global warming. Understanding the Indian Ocean's ecosystem is important not just for the species that live in it, but also for an estimated 2.5 billion people at home in the region — from East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, South and Southeast Asia”. NBC News and https://apnews.com/10d31c674b46d45eed... This may indicate the start of a new era in exploration.
I believe that we could all benefit from a better understanding of vast areas of this planet under the waters’ surface. This atlas, though needing some updating, is a great source of information. Besides the basic geography of the oceans and seas and ocean basins, it covers in great detail:
• The Oceans and Life – including waves, tides, deep sea drilling, the plankton, benthos, fishes and bird life.
• The Resources of the Ocean – including fisheries, minerals, oil and gas, fish farming
• Ocean Trade – including ports, ships and cargoes, routes and hazards
• The Ocean – Atmosphere system
• The Law of the Oceans
• The Health of the Oceans
• Strategic Use of the Oceans
• Control of Pollution
If you can find it at your library, give it a look. You won’t be sorry.
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