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Is it cold or hot in the ocean?

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Yes.

The Arctic Ocean can be as cold as the freezing point of saltwater (below 32 degrees, F), and the bottom of the Marianas Trench can be hundreds of degrees, F, due to volcanic activity squeezing out melted rock into the water.

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It is extremely cold.

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