33 Mind-Blowing Facts about Ocean

An ocean is a body of water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. And in the Earth they are so huge. So, there must be some interesting facts related to them. And I have compiled them in this single article.

Here are 33 most interesting and mind-blowing facts about Ocean that you don't know.

1. The ocean is home to nearly 95 percent of all life.

2. Coral produces its own sunscreen.

3. There's enough gold in the ocean for us each to have 9 pounds of it!

4. There's an ice sheet larger than the continental United States.

5. Sharks have their own underwater "café."

6. The planet's longest mountain range is underwater and is 10 times longer than the Andes.

7. The Pacific is wider than the moon.

8. One iceberg could supply a million people with drinking water for five years.

9. The pressure at the bottom of the ocean would crush you like an ant.

10. Water at the bottom of the ocean is incredibly hot.

11. The planet's biggest waterfall is in the ocean.

12. The loudest ocean sound came from an icequake.

13. More people have been to the moon than to the Mariana Trench.

14. Half of the United States exists below the ocean.

15. Oceans have lakes and rivers too.

16. The Mediterranean used to be dry.

17. The ocean's canyons make the Grand Canyon seem small.

18. Sea ice is drinkable.

19. There's an internet connection in the ocean.

20. Most of Earth's volcanic activity happens in the ocean.

21. Tsunamis move at 500 miles per hour.

22. Thanks to the ocean, most of our planet is dark.

23. The United States lost a hydrogen bomb in the ocean.

24. The world's largest living structure is in the ocean.

25. There are 3 million shipwrecks in the ocean.

26. The ocean has more artifacts than all the world's museums combined.

27. If all the ice melted, the sea level would rise.

28. The ocean is a magnet for heat.

29. The ocean is our greatest source of oxygen.

30. The biggest ocean waves are beneath its surface.

31. We have better maps of Mars than of the ocean.

32. More than 90 percent of the planet's lifeforms are undiscovered and underwater.

33. Nearly 100 percent of Earth's living space is in the ocean.

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