Our Oceans cover more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface and Less than five per cent of the Planet’s Oceans have been Explored.
Oceans have an Average depth of 12,100 feet and because Light waves can only penetrate 330 feet of Water, Everything below that point is Dark.
Ocean water Deep blue color is the result of the Sun’s red and orange Wavelengths being Absorbed by the surface and its Blue wavelengths Penetrating deeper, giving way to a Blue Tint.
Oceans produce 70 percent of the Oxygen supply in the Atmosphere.
The Pacific Ocean is the World’s Largest ocean and contains around 25,000 Islands.
At its Widest point, from Indonesia all the way to Colombia, the Pacific Ocean is wider than the Moon. This Expanse of Ocean is 12,300 miles across, which is more than Five times the Diameter of the Moon.
According to the World Register of Marine Species, There are now 240,470 accepted species
Earth’s Longest chain of Mountains – the Mid-Ocean Ridge, is almost entirely Beneath the Ocean, Stretching across a distance of 65,000 kilometers.
It’s Possible to find Rivers and Lakes beneath the Ocean.
The Mariana Trench is considered to be the Deepest part of the World’s Oceans. Inside of the Trench is a Valley known as Challenger Deep that Extends roughly 36,070 feet Below the surface.
The Biggest Waterfall on earth is the Denmark Strait, in Atlantic ocean. The Strait’s cold water on the Eastern side is more dense than the Warm fluid coming from the West. When the Two waters mix, the Colder supply sinks, creating a Waterfall.
Up to 80 percent of Volcanic eruptions are erupting Underwater.
Biggest Waves are under Ocean Surface, Known as Internal waves. These water walls have been found Three miles below the Surface.
Too much Sunlight can damage the Algae that live inside Coral in shallow water. To Protect the Algae, which are a main source of Sustenance for the Coral, it creates Proteins that act as a sort of Sunscreen for the Algae.
In Deepest parts of the Ocean, the water Temperature may only be 2º to 4º Celsius, with the Exception of water coming out of Hydrothermal vents in the seafloor. The water released from these Vents can be up to 400º Celsius.
Zhemchug Canyon, located in the Bering Sea, has a Vertical Relief of 8,520 feet, almost 2,500 feet Deeper than the Grand Canyon.
The World’s largest Living structure is the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
From the Titanic to Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria, the Oceans are Home to around 3 million Shipwrecks.
There are more Historic Artifacts under the Sea than in all of the World’s Museums.
According to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Submarine cables buried deep within the Oceans have carried more than 97 percent of Intercontinental data traffic meaning Overseas communication is made possible by Ocean based Cables.
