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diving, deep-sea
(Encyclopedia)diving, deep-sea, act of descending into deep water, generally with some form of breathing apparatus, and remaining there for an extended period. It is used in fishing for sponges, coral, and pearls; ...seismic sea wave
(Encyclopedia)seismic sea wave: see tsunami.Chilean sea bass
(Encyclopedia)Chilean sea bass: see toothfish. ...deep-sea exploration
(Encyclopedia)deep-sea exploration: see oceanography. ...Steller's sea cow
(Encyclopedia)Steller's sea cow: see sirenian. ...Northern Sea Route
(Encyclopedia)Northern Sea Route, Russia: see Northeast Passage. ...Cortés, Sea of
(Encyclopedia)Cortés, Sea of: see California, Gulf of. ...South Sea Bubble
(Encyclopedia)South Sea Bubble, popular name in England for the speculation in the South Sea Company, which failed disastrously in 1720. The company was formed in 1711 by Robert Harley, who needed allies to carry t...law of the sea
(Encyclopedia)law of the sea: see maritime law; sea, law of the; seas, freedom of the. ...Deep Sea Drilling Project
(Encyclopedia)Deep Sea Drilling Project, U.S. program designed to investigate the evolution of ocean basins by core drilling of ocean sediments and underlying oceanic crust. Funded by the National Science Foundatio...Browse by Subject
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