Exploration of the Seas: Voyage Into the Unknown

by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board

In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting that, on the 200th anniversary of that expedition, the United States, together with international partners, should embark on another journey of exploration in a vastly more extensive region of remarkable potential for discovery. Although the oceans cover...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309089271
• ISBN13: 9780309089272
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.9"