10 things you (maybe) don't know about the oceans

    10 things you (maybe) don't know about the oceans

    Today, 8 June 2015, World Oceans Day is celebrated, known throughout the world as World Oceans Day. This year the theme of the anniversary is the health of the oceans and the Planet. Unfortunately, little is done in the world to protect seas and oceans, so much so that less than 4% of marine areas are protected.



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    Today, 8 June 2015, the World Oceans Day, known throughout the world as World Oceans Day. This year the theme of the anniversary is the health of the oceans and the planet. Unfortunately, little is done in the world to protect seas and oceans, so much so that less than 4% of the marine areas of our planet are protected.

    As regards the situation of the oceans, the main concern is theacidification of their waters, caused by climate change. This phenomenon is leading to the destruction of coral reefs and is having a strong impact on marine ecosystems in general.

    As we know the oceans? Here is one 10 things you may not know.

    1) About the 71% of the earth's surface it is covered by oceans.

    2) If the mount Everest was "transferred" to the The Mariannes Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, its top would be about a mile and a half deep.

    3) Aquatic plants found in the oceans produce more than 70% of the oxygen we breathe.

    4) La average depth of the oceans is about 2 miles and the average temperature is about 2 ° C.

    5) About the half of the world population it depends on the oceans for its primary sources of livelihood.

    6) At least they live in the ocean 250 thousand species identified, but it is believed that there may actually be over 1 million.

    7) At the center of the Pacific Ocean lies a real one plastic island formed by waste which is twice the size of the United States.



    8) Every year, thanks to the movement of the terrestrial plates, theAtlantic Ocean becomes wider than 5 centimeters.



    9) In the Pacific there is a point called Point Nemo which is 1670 miles from the nearest land.

    10) If we used all the water inside the oceans we could refill every year 80 thousand Olympic swimming pools.

    Marta Albè

    Photo source: noaa.gov

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