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Ocean Facts

Some Ocean Facts

The coolest place in the oceans is Bikini Bottom

The oceans occupy nearly 71% of our planet's surface

More than 97% of all our planet's water is contained in the ocean

The top 3 metres of the ocean hold as much heat as our entire atmosphere

The average depth of the ocean is more than 4 kilometres

The oceans provide 99 percent of the Earth's living space- the largest space in our universe known to be inhabited by living organisms

More than 90% of this habitat exists in the deep sea known as the abyss

Less than 10% of this living space has been explored by humans

Mount Everest (the highest point on the Earth's surface 5.49 miles) is more than 1 mile shorter than the Challenger Deep (the deepest point in the ocean at 6.86 miles)

The longest continuous mountain chain known to exist in the Universe resides in the ocean at more than 40,000 miles long

The Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon is deeper and larger in volume than the Grand Canyon