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Original publication date: 1972
Important places: Africa; Antarctica; Ascension Island; Atlantic Ocean; Bahia, Brazil; Bermuda (show all 14); Brazil; Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Japan; New Guinea; Osaka, Japan; South Atlantic Ocean; Tahiti; Tristan da Cunha

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DDC/MDS: 508.3 — Natural sciences & mathematics Science Natural history Environments / Habitats
LCC: Q115 .L57 — Science Science (General) General

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Genres: Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, Travel, History
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