The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World's
Oceans | Paperback
Laura Trethewey CDN
Goose Lane Editions
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas / Environmental Conservation & Protection / Social Science / Human Geography
Published Jul 11, 2023
ISBN 9781773102795

"Five oceans cover approximately seventy per cent of the earth,
yet we know little of what lies beneath them. Now, the race is
on to completely map the oceans' floor. Scientists, investors,
militaries, and private explorers are competing in this epic
venture to obtain an accurate reading of this vast terrain and
understand its contours and environment.

"In The Deepest Map, Laura Trethewey chronicles this race to
the bottom. Following global efforts around the world, she
documents Inuit-led crowdsourced mapping in the Arctic as
climate change alters the landscape, a Texas millionaire's
efforts to become the first man to dive to the deepest point in
each ocean, and the increasingly fraught question of whether
and how to mine the deep sea.

"A true tale of science, nature, technology, and extreme
outdoor adventure, The Deepest Map both illuminates why we love
- and fear - the earth's final frontier and contributes to
increasingly urgent conversations about climate change.


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