Blue Worlds: The Atlantic Ocean

Explore The Mighty Atlantic Ocean In This Beautifully Illustrated ChildrenS Book, For Readers Aged 9+The Huge Atlantic Is EarthS Second Biggest Ocean. It Straddles The Equator, Linking The North And South America, Europe And Africa, And Its Waters Vary From The Icy Baltic Sea To The Warm Caribbean. Under The Waves, The MidAtlantic Ridge Has Helped Form Volcanic Islands In The Ocean Over The Course Of Millions Of Years, Including Iceland And The Azores. The Atlantic Provides Us With A Wealth Of Fish And Other Natural Resources, But Today It Is At Great Risk From Overfishing And Pollution, As Well As Climate Change.The Oceans Make Up EarthS Biggest Habitat. More Than 70 Per Cent Of EarthS Surface Is Covered By Oceans And Seas And They Hold More Than 97 Per Cent Of EarthS Water Supply. Oceans Drive The WorldS Weather, Provide Half Of The Oxygen We Breathe And Provide Food And Livelihoods For More Than A Billion People.Blue Worlds Explores Each Of The WorldS Five Oceans And Major Seas In Detail, Looking At The Different Features From Wildlife And Weather To Landscape That Make Them All Individual And Unique. It Also Looks At The Threats That They Face, Such As Global Warming, Overfishing And Pollution.Titles In The Series: The Arctic Ocean, The Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Ocean, The Pacific Ocean, The Southern Ocean, Seas, Gulfs & Bayscontents:The Blue Planetaround The Atlanticbeneath The Wavesvolcanoes And Islandswinds, Weather And Currentsexploring The Atlanticatlantic Wildlifethe Sargasso Seaatlantic Green Turtlespeople And Transportriches Of The Atlanticatlantic In Dangerfuture Atlanticatlantic Factsglossaryindex