10 Interesting Fact About Oceanography and marine biology

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• Oceanography is the study of the ocean, including physical, chemical, biological, and geological characteristics.
• 71% of the earth's surface consists of the ocean.
• There are more than 230,000 species that live in the sea that is known, but the actual number may be far greater.
• Medusa of the coastal pool, or potato jellyfish, is a marine animal that can survive in fresh water.
• The largest shark in the world is whale shark, which can grow up to 12 meters long.
• The largest coral in the world is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, which stretches more than 2,300 kilometers.
• Dead Sea, which is located between Israel, Jordan and Palestine, is the highest lake of salt levels in the world.
• The ocean gives more than half of the oxygen we breathe.
• There are more mountains under the sea than those seen above sea level.
• The only continent that does not have a beach with the ocean is Antarctica.