The Physical Geography of the Sea |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according Africa agents America appears Atlantic atmosphere basin become belt blow bottom brought calms Cape carried cause channels Charts circulation climates clouds coast cold consequently cool course cross deep depth difference direction earth east effect equator equatorial extend fact fall feet flow force fresh give greater Gulf Stream hand heat hundred icebergs Islands lakes land latitude laws least less light lower matter mean miles moisture months motion nature navigators northeast northern hemisphere observations ocean offices Pacific parallel pass physical Plate polar pole precipitation prevailing probably rain reach regard regions rivers salt sea water season ship side southeast trade-winds southeast trades southern specific supply supposed surface taken temperature thousand tion tropical turn upper vapor vessels volume warm whole winds winter zone
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Physical Geography of the Sea Making of America Michigan historical reprint series |
| Author | Matthew Fontaine Maury |
| Contributor | John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Harper & brothers, 1855 |
| Original from | University of Lausanne |
| Digitized | Aug 25, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1425528694, 9781425528690 |
| Length | 274 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |