From the late 19th century when the norwegian explorer fridtjof nansen first discovered an ocean in the central arctic until the middle of the 20th century it was believed that the arctic ocean was a single large basin.
Floors of the oceans v1 the north atlantic.
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The floors of the oceans.
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And maurice ewing format binding hardcover book condition used binding hardcover publisher the geological society of america place of publication new york.
Text to accompany the physiographic diagram of the north atlantic.
The floors of the oceans v1.
The north atlantic inproceedings heezen1959thefo title the floors of the oceans i.
The floors of the oceans i.
The north atlantic author b.
Explorations after 1950 revealed the true complex nature of the ocean floor.
Text to accompany the physiographic diagram of the north atlantic.
Date published 1959 keywords.
Atlantic ocean sheet 1 which portrays the north atlantic between 17 and 50 north latitude is the first of a projected series of diagrams.
The floors of the oceans.
Author heezen bruce c.
The diagram is based on continuous echo sounding traverses made by research vessels.