Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . ILonlion MARCUS WARD & CO., 67 & 68, CHANDOS STREET, STRAND And royal ULSTER WORKS. BELFAST1877 CONTENTS. Preface, CHAPTER I. DEPTH OF THE OCEAN. Distribution of Land and Water, ii—Principal Areas of Elevation and ofDepression, 12—Results of Soundings obtained to present Date, 13—AverageDepth of the Ocean, 14—Greatest Depths ascertained in the Atlantic, 14; inthe Indian Ocean and in the Pacific, 15—Configuration of the Sea-bottom, 16—The Basin of the Atlantic, 17—Central Atlantic Plateau, 18—The Basin ofthe Indian Ocean,


Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . ILonlion MARCUS WARD & CO., 67 & 68, CHANDOS STREET, STRAND And royal ULSTER WORKS. BELFAST1877 CONTENTS. Preface, CHAPTER I. DEPTH OF THE OCEAN. Distribution of Land and Water, ii—Principal Areas of Elevation and ofDepression, 12—Results of Soundings obtained to present Date, 13—AverageDepth of the Ocean, 14—Greatest Depths ascertained in the Atlantic, 14; inthe Indian Ocean and in the Pacific, 15—Configuration of the Sea-bottom, 16—The Basin of the Atlantic, 17—Central Atlantic Plateau, 18—The Basin ofthe Indian Ocean, 19—The Kerguelen Plateau, 19—The Basin of thePacific Ocean, 20—Submerged Plateau in the South-Eastern Pacific, 21—Large Area of Depression upon the Limits of the South Pacific and theSouthern Ocean, 22—The Basin of the Southern Ocean, 23—The Basin ofthe Antarctic Sea, 24—The Basin of the Arctic Sea, 25—Area of Depressionbetween Greenland and Norway, 26. CHAPTER II. TEMPERATURE OF THE OCEAN. Surface Temperature, 27—Total Range


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