Awards

• Winner of 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019
• Winner of 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019 (United States)
• Winner of Top 10 Reference Books: 2019 2019
• Winner of Top 10 Reference Books: 2019 2019 (United States)

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Author:   Rainer F. Buschmann (California State University–Channel Islands, USA) ,  Lance Nolde (California State University–Channel Islands, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9781440843518

ISBN 10:   1440843511
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   26 July 2018
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Thematic Essays The Arctic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean The Indian Ocean The Pacific Ocean The Southern Ocean Oceans and Seas in World Culture The Changing Nature of Ocean Boundaries The Shipping Industry Ocean Exploration Environmental Issues and the World's Oceans Part II: Topical Entries Adriatic Sea Age of Sail Antikythera Wreck Aquaculture Art and the Sea Atlantic Galleon Exchange Atlantis Atocha Wreck Austronesians Beachcombers (Transculturites) Belitung Wreck Bermuda Triangle Bikini Atoll (Nuclear Pacific) Burial at Sea Carbon Cycle Celestial Navigation Climate Change Coastal Erosion and Deposition The Columbian Exchange Commodities Cook, James (1728–1779) Coral Reefs Coriolis Effect Cousteau, Jacques (1910–1997) Cross-Cultural Encounters Da Gama, Vasco (1469–1524) Deep Sea Exploration Earle, Sylvia (1935–) El Niño/La Niña Estuaries Exclusive Economic Zone Fortified Wines (Port and Madeira) Glaciers Great Barrier Reef (Australia) Great Pacific Garbage Patch The Great Wave Off Kanagawa Groot (Grotius), Hugo de (1583–1645) Heyerdahl, Thor (1914–2002) Hokule'a Hurricanes and Typhoons Ibn Majid, Ahmad (c. 1432–c. 1500) Ice Melt Islands Law of the Sea Literature and the Sea Little Ice Age Littoral Magellan, Ferdinand (1480–1521) The Manila Galleon Marine Pollution Maritime Archaeology Maritime Deities Maritime Empires Maritime Organizations Maritime Trade Mediterranean Sea Mermaids MH370 Moby-Dick Mu (Continent of) Music and Seafarers Myths and Legends Nansen, Fridtjof (1861–1930) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Navigation Nor'easter Northwest Passage Ocean Acidification Ocean Currents Ocean Tides Panama Canal Piailug, Mau (1932–2010) Piracy Plate Tectonics Poseidon/Neptune Reefs Salinity Sargasso Sea Sea Ice Sea Level Rise Sea Monsters The Sea Peoples Sharks The South China Sea Suez Canal Surfing Terra Australis Incognita Thalassocracy Tomol Tsunami Tupaia (c. 1725–1770) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The Vikings Warships: North American Colonial Wars Waves Whales and Whaling Zheng He (1371–c. 1430) Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors Index

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A solid selection . . . for general readers, high school students, and undergraduates trawling for oceanic facts. - Library Journal

Author Information

Rainer F. Buschmann is professor and founding faculty member in the history program at the California State University Channel Islands. Lance Nolde is assistant professor in the history program at California State University Channel Islands.

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