Aleshire, Peter.

Ocean ridges and trenches [electronic resource] / Peter Aleshire ; foreword by Geoffrey H. Nash. - New York : Chelsea House, c2007. - 1 online resource (148 p.) : ill. (some col.) - Extreme Earth .

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.

9781438106694 (electronic bk.) 1438106696 (electronic bk.)


Ocean bottom--Juvenile literature.
Mid-ocean ridges--Juvenile literature.
Deep-sea ecology--Juvenile literature.
Ocean bottom.
Mid-ocean ridges.
Deep-sea ecology.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

GC87 / .A44 2007eb

551.46/8