Wild Sea: a history of the southern ocean

"Unimpeded by any landmass, the mysterious Southern Ocean flows completely around Earth from west to east between the seasonally shifting icy continent of Antarctica and the coastlines and islands of Australia, New Zealand, South America and South Africa. Weaving together sea captains’ journals...

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1. Verfasser: McCann, Joy 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2019
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Zusammenfassung:"Unimpeded by any landmass, the mysterious Southern Ocean flows completely around Earth from west to east between the seasonally shifting icy continent of Antarctica and the coastlines and islands of Australia, New Zealand, South America and South Africa. Weaving together sea captains’ journals, whalers’ log books, explorers’ letters, scientific research and ancient beliefs with her own voyage of discovery, Joy McCann reveals the secrets of a little-known ocean and its importance as a barometer of climate change."--Publisher description
Ocean -- Wind -- Coast -- Ice -- Deep -- Current -- Convergence
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 258 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9780226622385

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