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THE EARTHS OCEANS

Added on: 29th Feb 2016

 

IF MOUNT EVEREST WAS SUBMERGED IN THE

DEEPEST PARTS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN ITS

SUMMIT WOULD BE NEARLY 2 KM BELOW

THE SURFACE!

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THE PRESSURE AT THE DEEPEST POINT IN THE OCEANS

AVERAGES ABOUT 11,318 TONS PER SQUARE METRE.

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IMAGINE LYING ON YOUR BACK WITH 50 JUMBO JETS

ON YOUR CHEST. NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY EXPLORING

THE OCEAN FLOOR IS SO DIFFICULT.

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ONE THIRD OF THE EARTH IS COVERED BY

THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

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THE PACIFIC OCEAN CONTAINS ROUGHLY 25,000 ISLANDS.

THIS IS MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF ISLANDS IN THE

REST OF THE OCEANS PUT TOGETHER.

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MOST OF THESE ISLANDS ARE FOUND SOUTH OF

THE EQUATOR.

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EARTH'S LONGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IS THE MID-OCEAN

RIDGE WHICH CUTS ACROSS MOST OF THE GLOBE VIA

THE ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, AND PACIFIC OCEANS. IT IS

LONGER THAN THE ANDES, HIMALAYAS, AND ROCKIES

PUT TOGETHER. ONE OF THE FEW PLACES THAT IT RISES

UP ABOVE THE SURFACE IS THE ISLAND OF ICELAND

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

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90% OF TRADE BETWEEN COUNTRIES IS CARRIED BY

SHIPS AND ABOUT 50% OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN

COUNTRIES INVOLVES UNDERWATER CABLES.

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