Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans Hardcover - 2002
by B. Stonehouse (Editor)
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Antarctica is a major geographical region of our world and an important part of the global ecosystem. Including a continent larger than Australia and an ocean broader than the Atlantic, it makes up one-eighth of the World's surface. Knowledge gained by early explorers and more recently by scientists is proving increasingly important in world affairs. No longer remote at the southern end of the Earth, Antarctica and the southern oceans have become centres of general, historic, scientific and political interest.
The Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans contains over 1300 articles, compiled by a team of 26 international researchers, who have worked in the area. Topics covered include:
- History of discovery and exploration
- Geology, Glaciology and Climate
- Structure and ice cover of the Southern Ocean
- Biology of the ocean and continent
- Impacts of man, including conservation and political issues
- Islands of the southern oceans
This book is an up-to-date and authoritative reference on Antarctica and the southern oceans, essential for public libraries and reference sections of academic institutions, government departments and research centres. It is also of general use to any reader with an interest in Antarctica.
Details
- Title Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans
- Author B. Stonehouse (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 404
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley
- Date June 15, 2002
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780471986652 / 0471986658
- Weight 3 lbs (1.36 kg)
- Dimensions 1.14 x 8.64 x 11.18 in (2.90 x 21.95 x 28.40 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Arctic/Antarctic
- Library of Congress subjects Antarctica, Antarctic Ocean
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002028879
- Dewey Decimal Code 919.890
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Citations
- American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2003, Page 43
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