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As a result, coastal marine life is the most abundant in the world. It is found in tidal pools, fjords and estuaries, near sandy shores and rocky coastlines, around coral reefs and on or above the continental shelf. Coastal fish include small forage fish as well as the larger predator fish that feed on them.
The Atlas is a World Map, that is, world map and regions of the Earth with the various peoples who live there. The work was done at the request of Prince John, son of Pedro IV, desirous of a faithful representation of the world from west to east. 12 sheets form the world map on tables, linked to each other by scroll and screen layout. Each ...
The 22 maps of the Geological Atlas of the World were co-published by CGMW and UNESCO from 1974 to 1984. In January 1983, the wall map concept of the Geological Map of the World was revived at the UNESCO G.A. [10] and the 1st edition at 1:25M scale was published in 1990. For the first time, continental geology was shown, alongside ocean geology ...
The map of Juan de la Cosa is a world map that includes the earliest known representation of the New World and the first depiction of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer on a nautical chart. The map is attributed to the Castilian navigator and cartographer, Juan de la Cosa , and was likely created in 1500.
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean; Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea; Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean; Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean; Area 48: the Antarctic part of the Atlantic Ocean; Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean; Area 57: the Eastern part of the ...
In addition to the traditional maps, Martellus added a number of new maps (tabulae modernae) including maps of Mediterranean islands, Asia Minor, northern Europe, the British Isles and a nautical map of the north African coast. In a preface he claims his maps contain all the ports and coasts newly discovered by the Portuguese.
Also known as an oarfish, this deep-sea species can grow up to 20 feet in length
The fourth part of the world may refer to; The New World, also called "the fourth part of the world" Americae Sive Quartae Orbis Partis Nova Et Exactissima Descriptio or The Fourth Part of the World, a 1562 geographical map; The Fourth Part of the World: The Epic Story of History's Greatest Map, a 2009 book by Toby Lester