The Atlantic Ocean is both beautiful and scary. There are lots of different, and cool things things to learn about this ocean. When you look at the ocean from above, you will see that generally speaking it's S-shaped, and narrow in relation to its length. The Atlantic Ocean is actually the second largest ocean out there. The area of the ocean itself is 31,830,000 square miles with out its dependent seas. With them it's about 41,100,000 square miles. Thats pretty big. What's the Atlantic
Words: 378 - Pages: 2
1974 book “The Bermuda Triangle”. The mystery has since been promoted in thousands of books, magazines, television shows, and websites. Also known as the Devil’s Triangle, the Bermuda Triangle consists of a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is defined by points in Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. It stretches across less than a thousand miles on any one side.The abnormalities on the sea were first noted in 1950 by Edward Jones in the
Words: 578 - Pages: 3
in order to fill the gaps of knowledge with explanations, however realistic they may be. The Bermuda Triangle, or the Devil’s Triangle (Krystek), is commonly perceived as the area within Bermuda, Miami, Florida, and San Juan, Puerto Rico in the Atlantic Ocean (Quasar). This area between 500,000 and 1,510,000 square miles (“The Bermuda Triangle”) is often overwhelmed with cargo, cruise, and private ships as well as private and commercial planes traveling through its boundaries (Crystal).
Words: 752 - Pages: 4
Do you know how many coral reefs are hurt by pollution? Scientists say that by 2050 70% of coral reefs will be destroyed do to pollution. In 1972 the Florida department of environmental protection gave authority to over 1,000 boats to drop 700,000 used tires bound together off the coast to create an artificial reef. This reef is known as the “fail” Osborn reef. Present day 40 years later we are now picking up those tires, one by one off of the ocean floor due to the fact that they have created a
Words: 661 - Pages: 3
Did you know that about 14 billion pounds of garbage is dumped in the ocean each year? This is very concerning because if we don’t choose to get rid of our garbage the right way, we aren’t only hurting the lives of plants and animals, we are also putting our own lives on the line. Most of the garbage is plastic from bottles, wrappers, straws, and bags. These plastic objects harm the plants and animals living in the ocean. This is one huge reason we need to recycle. Additionally, we need to recycle
Words: 943 - Pages: 4
Amelia Earhart was a stunt pilot who is known for her amazing feats and long distance travels. She is also known for disappearing on her trip around the world. She crashed in the Pacific Ocean 1937. To this day no one knows what happened to Amelia Earhart and no one has found any wreckage of her plane. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. She had one sister, her name was Grace Earhart. Her parents’ names were Edwin and Amelia Earhart. She lived mostly with her grandparents until
Words: 510 - Pages: 3
The Coastal Plains are one of the 5 physiographic regions of Georgia. One of the major industries of the Coastal Plains is the Coastal Industry. In this industry, they market sea foods and wood products. There is a lot of shipping in the ports of Savannah and Augusta. There is also a papermaking and commercial fishing industry. However, over time, the paper and pulp industry expanded, and the pollution from the paper mills has resulted in a great suffering for the fishing industry. The Coastal Plains
Words: 528 - Pages: 3
America countries, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, the United States of America, as well as Greenland - the world's largest island, located in the planet's northern and western hemispheres, it's guarded in the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, along the southeast by the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and in the west by the Pacific
Words: 994 - Pages: 4
In order for the Panama Canal to be built, there needed to be an in-depth take on geotechnical analysis. The geotechnical team working on that project had divided up the area into the big and small picture, which are: geotechnical characterization, stability analysis, retaining walls, and the design of accessibility for the ships. In order for the project to begin, the geotechnical engineers had to take the small picture approach for the research on the type of rocks and soils that were in the area
Words: 647 - Pages: 3
Plastic in the world’s oceans has reached an unfathomable, and frankly disturbing level. It is speculated that there are at least 5.25 trillion plastic particles weighing a combined 268,940 tons currently floating in the world’s oceans (“Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans” par. 17). What’s more, of the quarter million tons of plastic in the ocean, anywhere from 7,000 to 35,000 tons is comprised of micro-plastics measuring less than 5mm in diameter. Take a moment and consider the sheer magnitude
Words: 1436 - Pages: 6
