CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



FOUNDATIONS OF THE GREAT DEEP 



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INTRODUCTION 3 



DIMENSIONS OF THE OCEAN 6 



RELIEF OF THE SEA BOTTOM 8 



CONTINENTAL TERRACES 9 



THE GENERAL FLOOR II 



Bottom Deposits U 



Detection with the Seismograph 1 2 



Testimony of the Plumb-bob and Gravimeter 22 



Some Relevant Facts from Geology ^2 



CONCLUSIONS 45 



CHAPTER II 



SUBMARINE MOUNTAINS 



INTRODUCTION 48 



THE VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS 50 



Catastrophic Changes of Island Topography C2 



Origin of the Volcanic Heat t-g 



The Volcanic Mountain a Test of Crustal Strength 62 



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