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What ocean is the Mariana Trench located in

The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in any ocean and is located in the Pacific Ocean.

Which ocean is known for having rich levels of krill

southern

Who is widely believed to be the first person to have officially reached the North Pole

Robert Peary :) in the year 1960

Which ocean has many small scattered islands that were formed from the tips of extinct volcanoes

Pacific

What is the lowest point of the mariana trench called

Challenger deep.

Which ocean has very little biodiversity compared to other oceans

artic

What percentage of the Earth27s surface is covered by ocean

About 71.1% of earths surface is covered by the ocean.

What cloud that is somewhat flat and layered is called

stratus

Is this statement true or false Submarine communication cables connect the continents to provide communication through the use of fiber optic technology

true

A+

Who was the first European to sail around the Southern tip of Africa naming it the Cape of Storms

Vasco da Gama - He was Portuguese

Warm ocean water is carried throughout the northern Atlantic Ocean through currents called the

Gulf Stream

How did Early man removed salt from sea water

evaporation

Which ocean is covered mostly in ice

Arctic ocean

Which ocean is larger than all the continents combined

pacific

Vikings colonized new areas while exploring and raiding the waters of which ocean

Atlantic Ocean

What The process of turning water into an energy source is called energy

hydroelecric energy

Dive suits for undersea exploration have which type of device attached to help the diver breathe
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