Атлас океанов

The Russian-language Атлас океанов (Atlas of the Oceans) was published by the Main Directorate of Navigation and Oceanography. Its first volumes covered the Pacific Ocean (1974), the Atlantic and Indian Oceans (1977), and the Arctic Ocean (1980). The publisher of the Arctic volume is identified as part of the USSR Ministry of Defence. Later volumes, issued by the directorate under the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence, addressed the straits of the world ocean (1993), humanity and the ocean (1996), and Antarctica (2005). The series thus combined coverage of individual oceans with volumes organized around straits, human relations with the ocean, and the Antarctic region. A companion publication on terms, concepts, and reference tables appeared in 1980. English-language journal articles from 1976 to 1984 and Chinese and English reviews document discussion of the earlier ocean volumes.