Ocean ridges and trenches [electronic resource] / Peter Aleshire ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins of the landform: Ocean ridges and trenches -- Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean -- San Juan de Fuca Ridge, Pacific Ocean -- Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean -- Galápagos Rift, Pacific Ocean -- East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean -- Arctic Ridge, Arctic Ocean -- Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean -- Java Trench, Indian Ocean -- Peru-Chile Trench, Pacific Ocean -- Red Sea, North Africa and the Middle East -- Glossary -- Books -- Web sites -- Index.

Provides information about the formation of ocean ridges and trenches. Includes ten examples of ridges and trenches from around the world.