The World's Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment
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The World's Oceans: Geography, History, and Environment
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Overview
The second edition of this award-winning encyclopedia has been updated throughout and includes more than 20 additional entries and highlights timely concerns, including overfishing and microplastics, while also providing expanded coverage of the role oceans play in modern society, from cruise ships to the America's Cup competition. Part I of the book features a collection of 10 thematic essays, covering the five oceans of the world and broad areas of study such as the shipping industry and the changing nature of ocean boundaries. Part II includes more than 115 encyclopedia entries exploring topics ranging from the Bermuda Triangle to maritime law, from tsunamis to ocean acidification. Sidebars throughout offer fascinating facts that complement the main text.
The oceans of the world are the lifeblood of our planet. They act as a climate regulator, absorbing heat and influencing weather patterns. The oceans teem with a vast and mostly unexplored diversity of life, providing us with food and medicine. Historically, oceans have been the highways of exploration and trade, connecting continents and fostering cultural exchange. From ancient Polynesian voyagers to modern shipping lanes, societies have relied on the oceans for transportation and resources. Yet, despite their vastness and importance, the world's oceans face numerous threats, including the effects of climate change, pollution, and exploitation of their bounty.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440843518 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 07/26/2018 |
| Pages: | 448 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Lance Nolde is assistant professor in the history program at California State University Channel Islands, USA.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I Thematic Essays
The Arctic Ocean 3
The Atlantic Ocean 18
The Indian Ocean 35
The Pacific Ocean 52
The Southern Ocean 72
Oceans and Seas in World Culture 90
The Changing Nature of Ocean Boundaries 109
The Shipping Industry 115
Ocean Exploration 134
Environmental Issues and the Worlds Oceans 147
Part II Topical Entries
Adriatic Sea 165
Age of Sail 166
Antikythera Wreck 168
Aquaculture 171
Art and the Sea 173
Atlantic Galleon Exchange 175
Atlantis 177
Atocha Wreck 179
Austronesians 181
Beachcombers (Transculturites) 185
Belitung Wreck 187
Bermuda Triangle 189
Bikini Atoll (Nuclear Pacific) 190
Burial at Sea 193
Carbon Cycle 198
Celestial Navigation 200
Climate Change 202
Coastal Erosion and Deposition 205
The Columbian Exchange 207
Commodities 210
Cook, James (1728-1779) 212
Coral, Reefs 215
Coriolis Effect 218
Cousteau, Jacques (1910-1997) 219
Cross-Cultural Encounters 222
Da Gama, Vasco (1469-1524) 224
Deep Sea Exploration 226
Earle, Sylvia (1935-) 229
El Niño/La Niña 231
Estuaries 234
Exclusive Economic Zone 237
Fortified Wines (Port and Madeira) 239
Glaciers 242
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) 244
Great Pacific Garbage Patch 246
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa 250
Groot (Grotius), Hugo de (1583-1645) 252
Heyerdahl, Thor (1914-2002) 255
Hokule'a 257
Hurricanes and Typhoons 259
Ibn Majid, Ahmad (c. 1432-c. 1500) 262
Ice Melt 263
Islands 266
Law of the Sea 270
Literature and the Sea 272
Little Ice Age 275
Littoral 277
Magellan, Ferdinand (1480-1521) 281
The Manila Galleon 284
Marine Pollution 286
Maritime Archaeology 288
Maritime Deities 290
Maritime Empires 292
Maritime Organizations 295
Maritime Trade 297
Mediterranean Sea 300
Mermaids 302
MH370 305
Moby-Dick 306
Mu (Continent of) 309
Music and Seafarers 310
Myths and Legends 313
Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930) 317
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 320
Navigation 322
Nor'easter 324
Northwest Passage 326
Ocean Acidification 329
Ocean Currents 330
Ocean Tides 333
Panama Canal 336
Piailug, Mau (1932-2010) 338
Piracy 340
Plate Tectonics 343
Poseidon/Neptune 345
Reefs 348
Salinity 352
Sargasso Sea 354
Sea Ice 356
Sea Level Rise 359
Sea Monsters 361
The Sea Peoples 363
Sharks 366
The South China Sea 369
Suez Canal 371
Surfing 373
Terra Australis Incognita 377
Thalassocracy 379
Tomol 381
Tsunami 383
Tupaia (c. 1725-1770) 385
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 387
The Vrkings 389
Warships: North American Colonial Wars 392
Waves 397
Whales and Whaling 399
Zheng He (1371-c. 1430) 403
Bibliography 405
About the Editors and Contributors 413
Index 419