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Hace 1 día · List of oceanic trenches. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. 70.8% of Earth. [8] In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. [9]
14 de jun. de 2024 · Ocean, continuous body of salt water held in enormous basins on Earth’s surface. There is one ‘world ocean,’ but researchers often separate it into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. Covering nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, the oceans have an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet).
8 de jun. de 2024 · World Oceans Day 2024: Awaken New Depths. The ocean sustains humanity and all life on earth. Nonetheless, despite our utter reliance on it, we have only ever explored ~10%. While we know little of the ocean compared to its immense vastness, what we do know is that the consequences of our actions are evident throughout its waters.
Hace 2 días · The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
Hace 3 días · Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering about one-fifth of the world ocean area. It is the smallest, youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian). It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia.
8 de jun. de 2024 · Journée mondiale de l'océan 2024 : Réveillez de nouvelles profondeurs. L'océan assure la subsistance de l'humanité et de toutes les formes de vie sur terre. Néanmoins, malgré notre dépendance totale à son égard, nous n'en avons jamais exploré qu'environ 10 %. Si nous connaissons mal l'océan par rapport à son immensité ...
Hace 3 días · Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering about one-fifth of Earth’s surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to the east from those of North and South America to the west. Its name, derived from Greek mythology, means the ‘Sea of Atlas.’. It is second in size to the Pacific Ocean.
