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Serie Boek 21 - Thomas Kydd
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World Oceans: A Reference Handbook

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Serie series Contemporary World Issues
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The Explainer

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door CSIRO Publishing ...

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The Story of Atlantis

door William Scott-Elliot ...

A theosophist and believer of the Occult, Wlilliam Scott-Elliot gives us in "The Story of Atlantis", first published in 1896, a description of the history and structure of Atlantis, along with what he considers evidence of this.The Theosophists believed they were descendants of the Aryans, and that the Aryans had originally come from Atlantis. Atlantis and Lemuria (also called Mu) were continents ... Meer lezen

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door 黃耀華 ...

Serie Boek 6 - 百科探索
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The African Marine Litter Outlook

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Serie series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary ... Meer lezen

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This open access book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of marine litter in Africa with a focus on plastics. From distribution, to impacts on environmental and human health, this book looks at what is known scientifically. It includes a policy analysis of the instruments that currently exist, and what is needed to help Africa tackle marine litter—including local and transboundary
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Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Potentially Polluting Wrecks

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Serie series History (R0)
This open access volume focuses on the environmental hazards and cultural significance of Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPWs), and how mitigation efforts have assisted in documenting and preserving the history of these sites. It is an important resource on the subject of Potentially Polluting Wrecks that synthesizes previously published information that was not academically or scientifically ... Meer lezen

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This open access volume focuses on the environmental hazards and cultural significance of Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPWs), and how mitigation efforts have assisted in documenting and preserving the history of these sites. It is an important resource on the subject of Potentially Polluting Wrecks that synthesizes previously published information that was not academically or scientifically
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eBooks in de categorie Oceanografie

Albert & the Whale

Blue Machine

A Sea of Gold

Kydd

The Deep

Ocean

The Perfect Storm

Tide

Diving Deeper into SCUBA... Science

The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

The Proving Ground

Into the Raging Sea

Atlantic

Tides

Introduction to the Physics of the Cryosphere (Second Edition)

Numerical Modeling Of Ocean Dynamics

International Compendium Of Coastal Engineering

World Oceans: A Reference Handbook

The Explainer

The Story of Atlantis

探索海洋未解之謎

The African Marine Litter Outlook

Threats to Our Ocean Heritage: Potentially Polluting Wrecks