A Contribution to the Oceanography of the Pacific: Compiled From Data Collected by the United States Steamer Nero While Engaged in the Survey of a Route for a Trans-Pacific Cable (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Milton Flint

 
9780331910254: A Contribution to the Oceanography of the Pacific: Compiled From Data Collected by the United States Steamer Nero While Engaged in the Survey of a Route for a Trans-Pacific Cable (Classic Reprint)

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This book presents a thorough analysis of over 1,000 sediment and water samples collected during the 1899 U.S. survey to establish a telegraph cable route between Hawaii, Midway, Guam, and Japan. The author examines the composition of sediment samples, focusing on the distribution of deep-sea mineral and organic deposits across different depths and environments. With a particular interest in the environmental conditions that contribute to deep-sea formation, the author considers the implications of the survey's findings for our understanding of marine environments. This book contributes to the fields of marine geology, environmental science, and oceanography.

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