E&S SCI 15 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: William Beebe, 50Th Parallel South, Mariana Trench
29 Apr 2016
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Oceans are interconnected and form a single continuous body of sea- water,which is why the oceans are commonly referred to as a world ocean (pg. 3) four main oceans: pacific, atlantic, indian, arctic. Contrary to what is commonly learned, there is actually an additional ocean known as the antarctic or southern ocean this ocean is really the portions of thepacific, atlantic, and indian oceans south of about. 50 degrees south latitude. (pg. 3) a sea is defined by its size and depth ( an ocean is much larger and deeper in comparison), its salinity and its location ( somewhat enclosed by land (pg. 4)) Mount everest, tallest mountain on earth, is a full 2172 meters(7126 feet) shorter than the.
