The Underworld: Journeys To The Depths Of The Ocean

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Book Title: Underworld : Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Topic: Life Sciences / Ecology, Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Adventurers & Explorers, Life Sciences / Marine Biology

Item Height: 1.3 in

Publication Year: 2023

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Nature, Science, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 23.6 Oz

Author: Susan Casey

Item Length: 9.5 in

Item Width: 6.3 in

Format: Hardcover