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THINGS ABOUT EARTHS OCEANS

Added on: 19th Oct 2015

 

ANTARCTICA HOLDS AS MUCH WATER IN ITS ICE

AS THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC OCEAN

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THE TOP TEN FEET OF THE OCEANS HOLDS THE SAME

AMOUNT OF HEAT AS THE ENTIRE ATMOSPHERE

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IN WATER THE SPEED OF SOUND IS 1,435 METRES

PER SECOND. THAT IS ALMOST FIVE TIMES FASTER

THAN IT IS IN AIR.

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90% OF ALL VOLCANOES ARE UNDERWATER

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AS OF TODAY ROUGHLY 226,408 UNDERWATER ANIMA

L SPECIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED

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SCIENTISTS ESTIMATE THAT THERE COULD BE UP TO

25 MILLION MARINE SPECIES LIVING IN THE OCEANS

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THIS MEANS WE HAVE ONLY DISCOVERED LESS THAN 1%

OF ALL UNDERWATER MARINE LIFE

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THIS IS MOSTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE ONLY MANAGED

TO EXPLORE ABOUT 10% OF THE OCEANS AREA/VOLUME

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MOST OF THE OTHER 90% CONSISTS OF SOMETHING

KNOWN AS THE DEEP SEA

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