antarctic ocean

"On Christmas Eve 2013, off the coast of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change trapped the Shokalskiy--the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and seventy-one others involved in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition--in a densely packed armada of sea ice, 1400 miles from civilization. With the ship's hull breached and steerage lost, the wind threatened to drive the vessel into the frozen continent, smashing it to pieces. If nearby floating icebergs picked up speed, they could cause a devastating collision, leaving little time to abandon ship and potentially creating an environmental disaster. The forecast offered no relief--a blizzard was headed their way. As Turney chronicles his modern-day ordeal, he revisits famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's harrowing Antarctic expedition almost a century prior."--Dust jacket.

Takes the viewer inside the world of Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and star of the reality series "Whale Wars," as he dodges jail time, death threats, and gunfire in an effort to save the ocean's endangered creatures, including ramming the side of an illegal Japanese whaling vessel.

On June 6, 1998, twenty-three-year-old Matt Lewis had just started his dream job as a scientific observer aboard a deep-sea fishing boat in the waters off Antarctica. As the crew hauled in the line for the day, a storm began to brew. When the captain vanishes and they are forced to abandon ship, Lewis leads the escape onto three life rafts, where the battle for survival begins.

Examines the geography, weather, animals, people, and resources of the Southern Ocean. Includes fact boxes, a quiz, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Provides an introduction to the Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, exploring its many seas and how it is different from the other oceans, along with the people and animals that thrive there.

Provides descriptions of the major characteristics, voice, size, and distribution and biology of the birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic, features an overview of the region, and includes photographs, maps, and travel tips.

Introduces the southernmost ocean, discussing its location, depth, temperature, and surrounding climate, and provides an activity for measuring the temperature of ice.

"An overview of cold-ocean habitats and the animals that live there, including dolphins, orcas, herring, jellyfish, and more"--Provided by publisher.