Aleshire, Peter

Ocean ridges and trenches [electronic resource] / Peter Aleshire ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash - New York : Chelsea House, c2007 - 1 online resource (148 p.) : ill. (some col.) - The Extreme Earth . - The Extreme Earth .

Description based on print version record Provides information about the formation of ocean ridges and trenches. Includes ten examples of ridges and trenches from around the world

Includes bibliographical references and index

Origins of the landform: Ocean ridges and trenches -- Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean -- San Juan de Fuca Ridge, Pacific Ocean -- Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean -- Galapagos Rift, Pacific Ocean -- East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean -- Arctic Ridge, Arctic Ocean -- Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean -- Java Trench, Indian Ocean -- Peru-Chile Trench, Pacific Ocean -- Red Sea, North Africa and the Middle East -- Glossary -- Books -- Web sites -- Index

9781438106694 (electronic bk.) 1438106696 (electronic bk.) 9780816059195 0816059195


Ocean bottom--Juvenile literature
Mid-ocean ridges--Juvenile literature
Deep-sea ecology--Juvenile literature