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06-10-2013 10:31 PM |
Atlantic Ocean facts.....
~Atlantic Ocean receives water from about half the world's land area.
~Numerous rivers flow into the ocean.
~The name 'Atlantic' is derived from the legendary island of 'Atlantis', as
described by Plato - one of the ancient writers.
~Atlantic Ocean was the first ocean to be crossed by ship and airplane.
~The warm Gulf Stream of Atlantic Ocean keeps harbors in the Northern
Europe away from ice, during winters.
~Sonar waves are used by scientists to map the floor of Atlantic Ocean.
~Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in Atlantic Ocean. It is about eight
and a half thousand meters deep.
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