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9781406268850

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

31 Mo

Most of the world is covered with water but most of us never get a chance to explore much of what's below the surface. If you were going to explore the deep seas, how would you go about it? What would you need to pack? And who would be helpful to take along? This book gives you the knowledge you need to plan your trip!

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

18 juillet 2013

EAN13

9781406268850

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

31 Mo

EXPLORERTRAVELGUIDES SEAS

Nick Hunter

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Hunter, Nick Seas. – (Explorer travel guides) 910.9’162-dc23 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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CONTENTS

All at sea ............................................. 4

Where to start .................................... 6

Who’s going with you?..................... 12

Exploring seas and oceans .............. 14

Seeing the sights .............................. 20

Interview with an ocean explorer ... 26

Ocean life .......................................... 28

Interview with a marine biologist ... 32

Human-made marvels ..................... 34

Are the seas changing? .................... 38

World map of oceans ....................... 40

Timeline............................................ 42

Fact file.............................................. 43

Glossary ............................................ 44

Find out more ................................... 46

Index ................................................. 48

Some words are shown in bold,like this. You can find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

TRAVEL EXPLORER GUIDES

Don’t forget These boxes will give you handy tips and remind you what to take on your sea adventures.

Amazing facts Check out these boxes for amazing sea facts and figures.

Who’s who Find out more about sea experts and explorers of the past.

Conservation Learn about conservation issues relating to seas.

EXPLORER GUIDES TRAVEL

ALL AT SEA

You are about to set sail on an expedition. On your travels, you will be surrounded by water stretching away on all sides as far as you can see. Sometimes these waters may be calm and beautiful; at other times, the water will be whipped up by storms into huge waves that could smash your ship to pieces on rocky coasts. Get ready to explore the world’s oceans.

Storms at sea are one of the biggest dangers you’ll face on your travels.

Amazing facts Your journey will also take you to the pitch black of the deepest parts of the seabed, more than 10 kilometres (6 miles) below the surface.

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