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- Oceans Research, College and Professional Levels (Science.gov)
Provides links to organizations conducting research on the oceans and marine life. 05-07
- Oceans Research, College and Professional Levels (Science.gov)
Provides links to organizations conducting research on the oceans and marine life. 05-07
News
- -05-16-07 Antarctic Waters Yield Hundreds of Species (MSNBC News)
"Carnivorous sponges, blind creepy-crawlies adorned with hairy antennae and ribbed worms are just some of the new characters found to inhabit the dark abysses of the Southern Ocean, an alien abode once thought devoid of such life." 5-07
- 02-01-07 Cause of "Ocean Smell" Determined (MSNBC News)
"The smell comes from a gas produced by genes recently identified by researchers in ocean-dwelling bacteria." 01-07
Papers
- Arctic Ocean (Wikipedia.org)
"The Arctic Ocean, located entirely in the north polar region, is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Ocean), and the shallowest." 10-04
- Atlantic Ocean (Wikipedia.org)
"The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface." 10-04
- Indian Ocean (Wikipedia.org)
"The Indian Ocean is the third-largest body of water in the world, covering about 20% of the Earth's water surface." 10-04
- Ocean Sounds (OceanLink)
Describes ocean sounds and how they are made. Includes whale songs and dialects. 02-06
- Oceans (Wikipedia.org)
Provides information on five oceans. 10-04
- Pacific Ocean (Wikipedia.org)
"The Pacific Ocean (from the Spanish Pacífico, meaning peaceful) is the world's largest body of water." 10-04
- Southern Ocean (Wikipedia.org)
"The Southern Ocean is the body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica. It is the world's fourth-largest body of water, and the latest to be defined as an Ocean, having been accepted by a decision of the International Hydrographic Organization in 2000, though the term has long been traditional among mariners. Prior to that, the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans were considered to extend to Antarctica." 10-04
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