The Tasman : biography of an ocean

Peat, Neville

Notes
Table of contents: Preface : the sea between -- 1. Introduction : size and mood swings -- Part 1. Tasman nature -- 2. Birth of a sea -- 3. A cocktail of currents : with land/air garnishments -- 4. Fin and feather : marine life on the move -- 5. The Tasman's 'tail feathers' : straits and narrows -- Part 2. People of the Tasman -- 6. Indigenous peoples and tall ships -- 7. Shipping, loss and lament -- 8. Harvesting the resources -- 9. Heroic crossings -- 10. Sailing the Tasman -- Part 3. Coast and communities -- 1. Tasmania -- 12. New Zealand South : South Island, Steward Island -- 13. New Zealand North -- 14. Mainland Australia -- 15. Conclusion : bridging the Tasman
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Physical Description: 239 p, ill. (some col.), maps
SubTitle: biography of an ocean
MARC Import date: 152 p
MARC Record: questioning magazines
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-Fiction B010956
Dewey:551.46
ISBN:9780143011385
pub:2010
Type:
Subjects
Tasman Sea