10 Interesting Facts About Oceans
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21 August 2024
From hidden mountains to mysterious lights, here are 10 interesting facts about oceans
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The Pacific Ocean is not only the largest ocean, but it is also the deepest, with the Mariana Trench plunging to a depth of about 36,000 feet
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The Indian Ocean is the only ocean that's named after a country. And that is India
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The ocean floor is home to the world's longest mountain, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is almost entirely underwater
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Bioluminescence is a common phenomenon in the ocean, where many marine organisms, like jellyfish and certain types of plankton, emit light
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The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, is the largest living structure on Earth
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The Earth's oceans have existed for billions of years, with the Pacific Ocean being the oldest
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Phytoplankton, tiny ocean plants, produce more than half of the world's oxygen through photosynthesis
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The ocean is a noisy place with natural sounds from marine life, waves, and geological activity
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The pressure at the deepest parts of the ocean, like the Mariana Trench, is over 1,000 times greater than at sea level
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The world's largest waterfall is actually underwater, located in the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland
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