The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the A...
The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the A...
The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the Atlantic / Stan Ulanski.
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
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N551.46213/2
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 212 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Coming Full Circle: Flow in the Atlantic -- 1. Swirls and Conveyors -- 2. Anatomy of the Gulf Stream -- 3. Flowing Down the Hill: The History of Ocean Circulation -- Pt. 2. Life in the Gulf Stream -- 4. Floaters and Drifters -- 5. Bluefin Tuna: The Great Migration -- 6. Fishing the Blue Water...
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2008.
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Summary
"Driving through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. First discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, it sped ships laden with fortunes in spices, sugar, and rum from the New World back to Spain. So important were the economic benefits of this ocean conveyor belt to American traders that early maps o...
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The Gulf Stream : tiny plankton, giant bluefin, and the amazing story of the powerful river in the Atlantic / Stan Ulanski.
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"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.
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c2008.
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N551.46213/2
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74VM4JLEyNoy
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ISBN
0807832170 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780807832172 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
551.462131
MMS ID
991001382859702626
