Fun facts about THE OCEAN
As we all know, the ocean is a huge body of salt water that separates the different continents around the world. It represents 71 percent of the Earth's surface and is divided into four regions: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Arctic oceans. It also represents 97 percent of the world's water; that is why the planet would be almost impossible to live in without it. Besides, the ocean is the home of millions of marine species, representing the aquatic ecosystem that scientists are discovering. Knowing this, in this entrance we will learn some interesting facts about the ocean: 1. The ocean is the Earth's greatest source of oxygen, with kelp, algae, and tiny ocean phytoplankton producing about 70% of the atmospheric oxygen; also, absorbing about a third of the carbon dioxide produced on Earth. 2. Around 91 percent of the ocean species remain undiscovered. The total of marine species is still unknown, but scientists estimated that there are around 2.2 million p