The whale falls on the ocean floor are colonized by specialized worms (Osedax) that dissolve whale bone.

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of Australia.

Fact #305 · Ocean

The deepest part of the ocean could submerge Mount Everest.

Fact #2348 · Ocean

Some fish build intricate sand nests.

Fact #436 · Ocean

There are places in the ocean where pressure is over 1,000 times greater than at sea level.

Fact #2486 · Ocean

Whale songs can travel thousands of miles through the ocean.

Fact #5122 · Ocean

In 1970, a whale carcass was blown up with explosives in Oregon to remove it from a beach.

Fact #793 · Ocean

A whale shark is the largest fish in the ocean.

Fact #462 · Ocean

Some deep‑sea creatures have never seen sunlight in millions of years.

Fact #2237 · Ocean