Random Ocean Facts

    14 facts tagged with Ocean Facts

    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    The North Atlantic gets 2.5 centimetres (1in) wider every year.
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    If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere
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    The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
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