DI Library: Physical Geography (GE 306): The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Garbage Patches | NOAA
Includes several pages of information and FAQs on garbage patch areas
*Faculty recommendation
Great Pacific Garbage Patch | National Geographic Society
Explains the phenomenon of floating patches of garbage in the Pacific Ocean
*Faculty recommendation
Trashed: Across the Pacific Ocean, Plastics, Plastics, Everywhere
Explains the phenomenon of floating patches of garbage in the Pacific Ocean
*Faculty recommendation
What We Know About the “Garbage Patches” | Marine Debris Program | NOAA
Presents the basic facts about garbage patch areas in the Pacific Ocean
*Faculty recommendation
Adrift: Tracking the Global Ocean Circulation
This interactive map allows users to explore how all kinds of objects drift through the ocean
Great Pacific Garbage Patch | National Ocean Service | NOAA
This podcast explores the garbage patch areas in the Pacific Ocean

Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn
Explores the phenomenon of floating garbage in the Pacific Ocean