The Deepest Map

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Publication Year:
2023

ISBN-13: 9781773102801

<p><b>Shortlisted, Hamilton Literary Award (Non-Fiction) <br>Longlisted, SWCC Book Award (General Category) <br>A <i>Globe and Mail</i> Top 100 Selection</b></p><p>Five oceans cover approximately seventy per cent of the earth, yet we know little of what lies beneath them. Now, the race is on to completely map the oceans&#8217; floor. Scientists, investors, militaries, and private explorers are competing in this epic venture to obtain an accurate reading of this vast terrain and understand its contours and environment. </p><p>In <i>The Deepest Map</i>, Laura Trethewey chronicles this race to the bottom. Following global efforts around the world, she documents Inuit-led crowdsourced mapping in the Arctic as climate change alters the landscape, a Texas millionaire&#8217;s efforts to become the first man to dive to the deepest point in each ocean, and the increasingly fraught question of whether and how to mine the deep sea. </p><p>A true tale of science, nature, technology, and extreme outdoor adventure, <i>The Deepest Map</i> both illuminates why we love &#8212; and fear &#8212; the earth&#8217;s final frontier and contributes to increasingly urgent conversations about climate change.</p>