Abstrak
The Oceans Are Not Equally Distributed Over The Earth. Oceans Cover More Than 80 Percent Of The Southern Hemisphere But Only 61 Percent Of The Northern Hemisphere, Where Most Of The Earth S Land Masses Occur. Whereas All The Major Oceans Are Connected To Each Other, The World Ocean Has Been Separated For Convenience Into Four Major Divisions; Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, And Arctic, In Order Of Decreasing Size. Projecting From, Or Partially Cut Off From, These Larger Oceans Are Smaller Marginal Seas Such As The Mediterranean, Caribbean, Baltic, Bering, South China, And Okhotsk. The Pacific, Atlantic, And Indian Oceans All Converge In The Area Around The Antarctic Continent, Giving A Contiguous Body Of Water Around The Southern Continent.This Book Contains The Chapters Introduction, Origin Of Earth, The Climatic Environment, Freshwater Environment, Sedimentary Environment, Deep Sea Environment, Island Environment, And Active Animals Of The Deep Sea Floor.