Product Description

As we enter the new millennium, discover in this definitive resource for the ocean, the wonders of the world offshore through more than 200 maps, diagrams, photographs, and satellite images. With deep-sea pioneer and National Geographic explorer-in-residence, Sylvia Earle, discover a world as challenging and untapped as space, as vital to our existence as the air we breathe. Accompanying exquisite, and authoritative maps, her compelling narrative reveals the beauty of the ocean structure and the adventure of discovery of its flora, fauna, and phenomena, from giant squid and giant kelp to exquisite microbial life. Detailed cartography reveals the major oceans, with their bays, straits, and estuaries, and seas from polar to tropical. Maps of the floor reveal plate divisions and motion. Point maps take you into earth's deepest abyss-the Mariana Trench; along the planet's longest mountain chain-the Mid-Ocean Ridge; on the migration route of humpback whales; and to marine sanctuaries worldwide. Discover dynamic equipment, still on the drawing board, that will help scientists discover new places and lifeforms in the 21st century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244114 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Not exactly what I had in mind
A nice coffee table book covering many aspects in the subject of oceanography with the professionalism you would expect from national geographic, along with some beautifully presented photographs.
On the other hand, this is not what I would call an atlas of the oceans. The maps are sparse and their presentation is aimed at the casual observer. Not a book for serious reference purposes.