Internationally renowned deep-sea pioneer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia A. Earle, in consultation with experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is our peerless guide. This atlas is geared to the popular reader and geography buff rather than to expert oceanographers and geographers. The design emphasises multiple access points for readers who wish to dip in and out of the pages at their leisure. And the text has been written to be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in learning more about the ocean and its mysteries.In light of disastrous natural events - the tsunami of 2004, Katrina and Rita of 2005, and the role of the oceans in global warming, featured almost daily in the media - the link to the oceans is front and center in our lives. In this new atlas, understand the impact of the ocean on these phenomena and how human maintenance of its creatures and of its reefs and of its waters in general will keep the planet going. This altas is richer, more informative, and more timely than ever.

Called “Her Deepness” by the New York Times, a “Living

Legend” by the Library of Congress, and Time magazine’s

first “Hero for the Planet,” Sylvia A. Earle has

led more than 60 expeditions as an oceanographer and

explorer, authored 170 publications, and lectured in 70

countries. Formerly chief scientist of NOAA, she is an

explorer in residence at the National Geographic Society,

chair of Deep Ocean Exploration and Research, leader of

the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, and council chair for the

Harte Research Institute.

Linda K. Glover has been a leader in ocean science,

policy, and public outreach for decades. Her research

work includes shipboard science in the North Atlantic,

Caribbean, and Indian Ocean, with publications in

marine geology and ancient climates. She is known for

translating complex scientific concepts and jargon into

language accessible to the general public and has published

several reference books on ocean conservation

and space science.