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The oceans contain 2 million tons of dissolved gold – i.e. enough to give 9 pounds of gold to each inhabitant on earth.
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Although seagrass meadows cover just 2% of the seabed of the Mediterranean Sea, over 1,000 marine animal and plant species have been recorded to date from such meadows. |
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Green turtles in the Atlantic Ocean can migrate up to 1,400 km in order to lay their eggs |
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To date, about 300,000 different marine species have been discovered, although it is frequently noted by marine biologists that we know more about the surface of the moon than we know about the deep oceans (this means that many other species are waiting to be discovered in our oceans). |
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75% of the water in the world ocean (the great depths) has a temperature between 0 °C and 2 °C. |
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The oceans reach a maximum depth of 10,924m (the Mariana’s Trench, close to the Philippines). This is more than 2km higher then Mt. Everest in the Himalayas! |
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The longest mountain range in the world is found underwater – it is 40,000 miles long and it is the mid-oceanic ridge. |
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The top ten feet of the ocean hold as much heat as our entire atmosphere |
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Less than 10% of the oceans has been explored by humans |