The World's Oceans. Geography, History, and Environment/Мировой океан. География, история и окружающая среда

Издание на английском языке
The book is a comprehensive collection of articles and essays on various aspects of the marine environment. It examines the geographic features of the oceans and seas, their role in human culture and history, as well as contemporary issues and achievements in marine research, navigation, ecology, and economics. Particular attention is paid to historical events, famous ships, explorers, myths, and legends associated with the sea. Environmental protection, climate change, maritime trade, and international law are also covered. This book will be a valuable source of information for anyone interested in the marine history, geography, ecology, and culture of the world's waters.

Content
Acknowledgments
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
A
Adriatic Sea
Age of Sail
America's Cup
Antikythera Wreck
Aquaculture
Art and the Sea
Artificial Reefs
Atlantic Galleon Exchange
Atlantis
Atocha Wreck
Austronesians
B
Beachcombers (Transculturites)
Belitung Wreck
Bermuda Triangle
Bikini Atoll (Nuclear Pacific)
Burial at Sea
C
Carbon Cycle
Celestial Navigation
Climate Change
Clotilda Wreck
Coastal Erosion and Deposition
Columbian Exchange
Commodities
Cook, James (1728-79)
Coral Reefs
Coriolis Effect
Cousteau, Jacques (1910-97)
Cross-Cultural Encounters
Cruise Ships and Cruising
D
Da Gama, Vasco (1469-1524)
Deep-Sea Exploration
E
Earle, Sylvia (1935)
El Nino/La Nina
Endurance Wreck
Estuaries
Exclusive Economic Zone
F
Film and the Sea
Fishing
Fortified Wines (Port and Madeira)
Franklin's Lost Expedition
G
Glaciers
Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
Groot (Grotius), Hugo de (1583-1645)
H
Hanseatic League
Heyerdahl, Thor (1914-2002)
Hokule'a
Hurricanes and Typhoons
I
Ibn Majid, Ahmad (c. 1432-c. 1500)
Icebreaker Ships
Ice Melt
Islands
L
Law of the Sea
Literature and the Sea
Little Ice Age
Littoral
M
Magellan, Ferdinand (1480-1521)
Manila Galleon
Marine Pollution
Maritime Archaeology
Maritime Deities
Maritime Empires
Maritime Organizations
Maritime Trade
Mediterranean Sea
Mermaids
MH370
Microplastics
Moby-Dick
Mu (Continent of)
Music and Seafarers
Myths and Legends
N
Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Navigation
Nor'easter
Northwest Passage
O
Ocean Acidification
Ocean Currents
Ocean Tides
P
Panama Canal
Piailug, Mau (1932-2010)
Piracy
Plate Tectonics
Poseidon/Neptune
Q
Queen Anne's Revenge Wreck
R
Reefs
S
Salinity
Sama Bajo
Sargasso Sea
Sea Ice
Sea-Level Rise
Sea Monsters
Sea Peoples
Sharks
Shipbreaking and Ship Graveyards
South China Sea
Submarines
Submersibles
Suez Canal
Surfing
Survival at Sea
T
Terra Australis Incognita
Thalassocracy
Titanic Wreck
Tomol
Tsunami
Tupaia (c. 1725-70)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
U
Underwater Volcanoes
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
V
Vikings
W
Warships during the North American Colonial Wars
Waves
Whales and Whaling
Z
Zheng He (1371-c. 1430)
Bibliography
About the Editors and Contributors
Index