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The deepest map, the high-stakes race to chart the world's oceans, Laura Trethewey

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The deepest map, the high-stakes race to chart the world's oceans, Laura Trethewey
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-280) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The deepest map
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Laura Trethewey
Sub title
the high-stakes race to chart the world's oceans
Summary
"The dramatic and action-packed story of the last mysterious place on earth--the world's seafloor--and the deep-sea divers, ocean mappers, marine biologists, entrepreneurs, and adventurers involved in the historic push to chart it, as well as the opportunities, challenges, and perils this exploration holds now and for the future"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
An expedition into the deep -- Looking for a ship -- To the bottom of the Atlantic -- Marie Tharp and the map that changed the world -- The loneliest ocean on Earth -- Naming and claiming the seaflorr -- Crowdsourcing a map of the Arctic -- The robot revolution at sea -- Buried history -- Minin the deep -- To the bottom and beyond
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