Author Topic: 🌊Mind-Blowing Facts About the World’s Seas & Oceans You Probably Didn’t Know 🌍  (Read 20 times)

Offline MysteRy



Did you know our planet is home to 63 seas and 5 oceans? Together, they cover 71% of Earth’s surface and hold 99% of its water. But there's so much more hiding beneath the waves…

🔹 Cleanest sea? The Weddell Sea, off Antarctica.
🔹 Saltiest sea? The Dead Sea — also Earth’s lowest point at 400 meters below sea level, with mineral levels unmatched anywhere else.
🔹 Deepest sea? The Philippine Sea — plunging to 10,265 meters.
🔹 Largest sea by area? The Sargasso Sea — the only sea completely surrounded by ocean currents, not land.
🔹 Smallest sea? The White Sea.
🔹 Warmest sea? The Red Sea, into which no rivers flow.

🌊 The Azov Sea is the shallowest — just 13.5 meters deep.
🌊 The East Siberian Sea is the coldest.
🌊 The Mediterranean Sea borders the most countries, and once was a dry land basin, until the Atlantic broke through Gibraltar and flooded it.

Did you know?
🌡️ The average temperature of the global ocean is +3.5°C.
🌬️ Waves can reach 40 meters high, and rogue waves are among the greatest dangers at sea.
💧 The sea holds ~20 million tons of dissolved gold.
🔥 Underwater geysers shoot 300–400°C water — but it doesn’t boil due to extreme pressure.
🧊 Melted sea ice is drinkable — just a bit salty.
🏙️ 75% of the world’s largest cities lie along coastlines.
🚶‍♀️ 80% of the global population lives within 100 km of a sea or ocean.

And here's the kicker:
🌋 The longest mountain range on Earth is underwater — the Mid-Ocean Ridge, stretching over 50,000 km, encircling the planet like a watery backbone.

The ocean isn’t just a place — it’s the origin of life, the planet’s heartbeat, and a treasure trove of awe.