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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

For residents of the Marshall Islands, a system of over a thousand islands found on...

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Just How Big Is the Ocean?

The ocean, which we often break into five large ocean basins, covers 71 percent of...

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Exploring Ocean Life with an Underwater Vehicle

Studies along the Northwest Atlantic Ocean shelf break- the transition from...

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If you want to explore the depths of the ocean, you may want to go to the deepest...

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Undersea Geologic Features: Bathymetry

Students create models of undersea geologic features on a bathymetric chart....

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Mapping the Ocean Floor

After an introduction in which students try to identify hidden objects by the...

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The lesson begins with a broader introduction on new species discovered around...

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Making a Mark on the Ocean Floor

Until very recently oceanography was a field dominated by men. A seafaring career,...

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Imagine: You’re in a small submersible, and you gently settle on the soft muddy...

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