CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



INTRODUCTION— THE EXTENT OF THE OCEANS— CLASSIFICATION OF 

 THE OCEANS AND SEAS— SEA-LEVEL — HYPSOGRAPHICAL CURVE 

 OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE — THE GENERAL FEATURES OF THE 

 OCEAN FLOOR — OCEAN DEEPS - - - - - 1-22 



CHAPTER II 



OCEANIC DEPOSITS AND BOTTOM FAUNA— STRATIFICATION IN 

 MARINE DEPOSITS — OCEANIC DEPOSITS AND GEOLOGICAL SEDI- 

 MENTS — PERMANENCE OF THE OCEANS - - - 23-46 



CHAPTER III 



THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA — SOURCES OF HEAT IN THE SEA — 

 THE DISCONTINUITV LAYER — TEMPERATURES AT THE SEA 

 SURFACE— THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC INVESTIGA- 

 TIONS—THE PROPERTIES OF SEA-WATER — SEA ICE — ICEBERGS 

 — ATMOSPHERIC GASES IN- SEA-WATER— SEA-WATER AS A FOOD 

 SOLUTION FOR PLANTS— SALINITY - - - 47-I04 



CHAPTER IV 

 WAVES— THE TIDES ------ IO5-I30 



CHAPTER V 



OCEAN CURRENTS - - - - - - I31-I97 



APPENDICES 



L CONVERSION TABLES - - - - - - 198 



II. BIBLIOGRAPHY - - - - - 199 



INDEX -..--.... 20^ 



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