The Dead Sea is shrinking by about one meter per year due to water diversion and evaporation.

Prehistoric oceans contained giant marine reptiles.

Fact #724 · Ocean

More than 80% of the world's oceans remain unmapped and unexplored.

Fact #4284 · Ocean

The Pacific Ocean contains numerous coral atolls.

Fact #315 · Ocean

Surfer Garrett McNamara rode a 78-foot wave off Nazaré, Portugal, in 2011 — a record at the time.

Fact #4466 · Ocean

The ocean contains structures larger than mountain ranges.

Fact #2068 · Ocean

The Pacific Ocean covers nearly one-third of Earth's surface.

Fact #297 · Ocean

Sea turtles can migrate thousands of miles between feeding and nesting areas.

Fact #1252 · Ocean

A whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean.

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