The Southern Ocean is also known as the Antarctic Ocean located in the Southern hemisphere that surrounds the Antarctica. It is ranked as the fourth- largest of the five principal oceans in the world constituting 15 percent of the earth’s waters. The Southern Ocean is the newest named ocean recognized by the United States Board…
The Indian Ocean is the third largest oceanic divisions in the world next to the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is but larger than Antarctic Ocean (Southern Ocean) and Arctic ocean covering 20 percent (one-fifth) of the world waters. It is scattered with thousands of tropical Islands such as the Seychelles and the…
The ocean is an immense body of water that covers more than 70 percent of the planet Earth, which is possibly the home where the first organisms ever lived. It is full of natural wealth, resplendent beauty, strange and ordinary beings and valuable resources. An ocean is a body of saline water greater than a…
This short, informational list creates new awareness on the need to protect your local coral reefs, whether they are simply visible as small rock pools or part of the listed natural wonders of the world. In all cases, the protection of these natural habitats of small flora and fauna, barely visible or unseen, is vital…
Pollution of the oceans, which can simply be defined as contamination of the ocean with harmful or foreign materials, is categorized under water pollution because it constitutes the largest and the most crucial water body in the entire planet. Ocean pollution has increasingly become an important matter due to the heightened human activities that have…
Thermal pollution occurs when water bodies are degraded in terms of altering their temperatures. Commonly, it happens when people or industries undertake activities that suddenly decrease or increase the temperature of natural water bodies which may include lakes, rivers, oceans, or ponds. In today’s world, thermal pollution is a huge threat and is mainly influenced…