The Ocean and its Wonders

The Ocean and its Wonders

R. M. Ballantyne, scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books (1825-1894)


This ebook presents «The Ocean and its Wonders», from R. M. Ballantyne. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- What the Ocean has to Say

-03- Composition of the Sea

-04- Waves

-05- The Gulf Stream

-06- The Atmospheric Ocean

-07- Trade-winds

-08- Waterspouts

-09- The Arctic Seas

-10- Formation of Ice

-11- Icebergs—Their Appearance and Forms

-12- Ice an Agent in transporting Boulders

-13- Question of an Open Sea round the Poles

-14- Miscellaneous Phenomena of the Polar Seas and Regions

-15- Animal Life in the Sea

-16- Coral Insects and Coral Islands

-17- Volcanic Islands