Whale Shark is the largest among all known fish species of the world. The biggest recorded specimen is said to be 12.65 m long (42.5 ft). The weight of the fish was around 47000 lb!. There are many reports of a whale shark as long as 18 m.
27 Jan 2016
South China Sea Facts and Information
It covers an area of 3,500,000 square kilometers (1,400,000 sq mi). South China Sea is almost totally bounded by land masses and islands, almost like a huge lake.
The western part of the sea washes the shores of China and North- East Asian countries, area commonly known as Ind-China. These countries are Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The eastern side of the sea is covered by the islands of Philippines.
26 Jan 2016
Arctic Ocean or the Northern Ocean Facts
Arctic Ocean Facts
Arctic Ocean which is also known as the Northern Ocean is the smallest member of the ocean family, where, you know, there are five members.
Arctic is the north pole of the globe and this ocean surrounds the pole. It is the opposite ocean of the Antarctic. Both these large water bodies are similar in characteristics.
The most important trait of the Arctic Ocean is its frozen waters. Most part of this ocean is freezing cold. One can find floating icebergs in the ocean.
10 Jan 2016
The Pacific Ocean
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| Pacific Ocean (Photo by By Tony Webster [CC BY 2.0]} |
Pacific Ocean Facts
The Pacific is the largest ocean. It is so big that it occupies one third portion of earth’s surface alone. If we combine all the countries and continents of the world, it would be still smaller than the Pacific. The area of this mega ocean is 165.25 million square kilometers or 63.8 million square miles.
Asia is on the eastern side of this ocean and Americas are on the west. The Oceania continent and the Antarctic Ocean is on the south and the Arctic is on the northern limits of the Pacific. The equator divides it into two parts – North and South Pacific.
9 Jan 2016
Atlantic Ocean Facts
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| The Atlantic Ocean by Tiago Fioreze [CC BY-SA 3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
Facts About The Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest among all the oceans. It covers almost one fifth of the surface of the earth. The total area is close to 106,400,000 square kilometers or 41,100,000 sq mi. It is six and half times more than the size of USA.
The Atlantic serves as a great channel separating the Afro-Eurasian landmasses from the Americas. North east part of the ocean washes the shores of the North America continent while the North Western part touches Europe. The East and South East are bounded by South America and its opposite side is guarded by the continent of Africa.
7 Jan 2016
The Indian Ocean Facts
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| Indian Ocean |
The Indian Ocean is the 3rd in size among all the oceans. About 20% of the total area of the World Ocean is occupied by it. The total surface area is 28,350,000 sq mi or 73,427,000 sq km.
It is about 4000mi (6400 km) wide at the equator but widest between the Cape Agulhas (the southernmost tip of Africa) and Australia.
The northern limits of the ocean are bounded by Iran, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. The eastern side of Africa is on the west cost of the ocean. Australia and Indonesia are in the eastern side. The Atlantic is to the west, the Pacific is to the east and the Antarctic Ocean is to the south of the Indian Ocean.
Southern Ocean Facts and Useful Information
Antarctic Ocean Facts
There was no Southern or Antarctic Ocean before 2000, the year of its creation by the International Hydrographic Organization. It is the 5th and youngest among all five oceans. It is the ocean which completely surrounds a continent, Antarctica.
It spreads over 20.3 million square kilometers 7.8 million square miles area of land, which is close to twice of the area of USA. It has a coastline of 17968 km.
It is a very cold sea. The water temperature varies form -2°C to 10°C 28°F to 50°F according to the season and time of the day.
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