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It was cold because the sinking was in April, the early spring, and it was in the North Atlantic Ocean.Salt water has a lower freezing point than fresh water - what this means is, if you imagine being in a wading pool of ice cubes, the water that night would have been COLDER than that.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoWhen Titanic sank, the ocean was cold enough to be deadly. Salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water, like the ice in your freezer. So the water that the people died in was COLDER than ice as you know it.
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∙ 12y agoroughly around 28 Degrees
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Did the bow or the stern sink first when the Titanic sank?
The bow or front end of the Titanic sank first after it hit an iceberg and water began to fill five lower-level chambers of the hull.
What were the factors of the RMS Titanic sinking?
5 compartments of the titanic filled with water back to back....it wouldn't sank if only 4 compartments were fiileed with water...
Did the Titanic sank on april 14?
No. Titanic had her collision on April 14th, but she sank after midnight on April 15th.
What time when Titanic sank?
titanic sank at 2:20am.2 hrs 40 mins after the collision.
Did the titanic sink in alaska?
Not even close. The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, a way's south of Newfoundland.
How cold was the water the nigh the titanic sank?
Freezing.
Why was there such a high death rate when the titanic sank?
because the water was so cold
Was the water very cold when the Titanic sank?
Yes, it was only -2o C (28o F)
How cold was it on the titanic at night?
28 degrees... that's four degrees below freezing
What was the weather like the titanic sank?
cold and wind
Did orcas eat victims from titanic?
No there were no sharks that ate people from Titanic because. the ship sank in cold water sharks don't live in cold water they can't survive .
What are 4 of the main reasons why the titanic sank?
The four main reasons the Titanic sank was lack of lifeboats, the icy cold water, untrained staff and the failure of the Californian to assist.
How cold was the Arctic Ocean when Titanic sunk?
The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, not in the Arctic Ocean.
What was the portion of titanic had completed when they sank?
The bow had been completely filled with water when Titanic sank. The stern, being lifted up, had none.
Was it Olympic that sank and not Titanic?
No. Titanic sank; the Olympic did not.
Who was left when the titanic sank?
After Titanic sank, those that were left were 712 people who made it into boats (and lived) and many more doomed people in the water.
Who sank first Titanic or Britannic?
The Titanic sank in 1912 And the Britannic sank in 1916
