For most people, the sea is associated with a place for entertainment and recreation. Everyone dreams of going there during the vacation and getting healthier, but not everyone knows interesting facts about the seas. But the seas are huge areas that hide a lot of interesting things behind the layer of water.
Black Sea
1. The first name of the Black Sea in translation from the ancient Greek language was "Inhospitable Sea".
2. A characteristic feature of this sea is the complete absence of living organisms at a depth of more than 200 meters.
3. The bottom in the deepest parts of the Black Sea is saturated with hydrogen sulfide.
4.In the currents of the Black Sea, two large closed gyres with a wavelength of more than 400 kilometers can be distinguished.
5. The largest peninsula on the Black Sea is Crimean.
6. The Black Sea is home to about 250 species of various animals.
7.On the bottom of this sea, you can find mussels, oysters, rapa, and molluscs.
8. In August, you can see how the Black Sea glows. This is provided by planktonic algae, which can be phosphorous.
9. There are two types of dolphins in the Black Sea.
10. Katran is the only shark that lives in the Black Sea.
11. The sea dragon is the most dangerous fish in this sea, and the fins of this fish contain a large amount of dangerous poison.
12. The mountains around the Black Sea are growing, and the sea itself is increasing.
13. The Black Sea washes the borders of seven different states: Russia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
14.This sea is the largest anoxic body of water in the world.
15. The Black Sea is the only one in the world that has a positive fresh water balance.
16. At the bottom of the Black Sea there is a channel of the river, which is active to this day.
17. There is no fluctuation in the water level in this sea, so the water level in the sea is constant all year round.
18. There are 10 small islands in the Black Sea.
19. Throughout the history of the sea, it has had 20 different names.
20. In winter, a small area is covered with ice in the northwestern part of the sea.
21.The border between Asia and Europe runs along the surface of the Black Sea.
22. There are oil and gas fields at the bottom of the Black Sea.
23.The Black Sea was first remembered in the fifth century BC.
24 There are seals in the Black Sea.
25. At the bottom of the Black Sea, wrecks of sunken ships are often found.
Animals of the Black Sea coast
1. The fauna of the Black Sea coast has about 60 different species of animals.
2. Such birds as the Caucasian black grouse, whiteness and woodpecker are the inhabitants of the Black Sea coast.
3.Lizards, turtles, toads, snakes and even vipers are found on the shores of this sea.
4.Among the insects of the Black Sea coast, one can note cicadas, dragonflies, butterflies, fireflies and millipedes.
5. Dolphins, seahorses, crabs, jellyfish and many fish also belong to the inhabitants of the Black Sea.
6. Martens, deer, foxes, wild boars, muskrats, nutria, Caucasian bear are inhabitants of the Black Sea coast.
7. In the Black Sea there is a stingray beating with an electric current.
8. On the shores of this sea, poisonous spiders are found.
9. Raccoon dogs and Altai squirrels are rare species of inhabitants of the Black Sea coast.
10. The predators of the coast of this sea include the leopard, lynx, bear and jackal.
Barents Sea
1. Until 1853 the Barents Sea was called the "Murmansk Sea".
2. The Barents Sea is considered the marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.
3. The Barents Sea washes the borders of two countries: Russia and Norway.
4. The southeastern part of this sea is called the Pechora Sea.
5.In winter, the southeastern part of the sea is not covered with ice due to the influence of the North Atlantic Current.
6. The Barents Sea was named after the navigator from Holland Willem Barents. This name originated in 1853.
7. Kolguev Island is the largest island in the Barents Sea.
8.The area of this sea is 1,424,000 square kilometers.
9. The deepest place in the Barents Sea is 600 meters.
10. The average amount of salt in the water of this sea is 32%, but the salinity of the water also changes with the season.
11. There are very frequent storms in the Barents Sea.
12. All year round cloudy weather reigns on this sea.
13. There are about 114 species of fish in the Barents Sea.
14.In 2000, a submarine wrecked at a depth of 150 meters in the Barents Sea.
15. The city of Murmansk is the largest city on the coast of the Barents Sea.
Rest
1. There are 63 seas in the world.
2. The Weddell Sea, which washes the coast of Antarctica, is considered the cleanest sea.
3. The Philippine Sea is the deepest in the world, and its depth is 10,265 meters.
4. The Sargasso Sea occupies the largest area of all existing seas.
5. The Sargasso Sea is the only sea located in the ocean.
6. The White Sea is considered the smallest in area.
7. The Red Sea is both the warmest and dirtiest sea on the planet.
8.Not a single river flows into the Red Sea.
9. Sea water contains a lot of salt. If we take in total all the salts of all the seas, then they can cover the entire Earth.
10. The waves in the seas can reach heights of 40 meters.
11. The East Siberian Sea is the coldest sea.
12. The Azov Sea is considered the shallowest sea. Its maximum depth is only 13.5 meters.
13. The waters of the Mediterranean Sea are washed by the largest number of countries.
14. At the bottom of the seas, there are hot geysers with temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius.
15. It was in the sea that life was first born.
16. If you melt sea ice, you can drink it almost without feeling the salt.
17. Sea water contains approximately 20 million tons of dissolved gold.
18. The average water temperature of the seas is 3.5 degrees Celsius.
19.On the coasts of the seas there are more than 75 largest cities in the world.
20. In ancient times, there was dry land in the Mediterranean.
21.Baltic and North Seas do not mix due to different water density.
22. About three million sunken ships are kept in the seabed.
23. Underwater sea rivers do not mix with sea water.
24. 52 barrels of mustard gas were buried at the bottom of the sea between England and Ireland.
25. Every year the territory of Finland is increasing due to the melting of sea glaciers.
26 In the Mediterranean in 1966, the United States Air Force lost a hydrogen bomb.
27. Each person on the planet can become rich by 4 kilograms of gold if all its reserves are extracted from the seas.
28. The world's highest mountain Everest is made of marine limestone.
29.The ancient Egyptian city of Heracleon was covered by the Mediterranean Sea about 1200 years ago.
30. Every year about 10,000 containers with cargo are lost in the seas, one tenth of which contain toxic substances.
31. In total, there are 199146 named animals in the world that live in the seas.
32. One liter of Dead Sea water contains 280 grams of salts, sodium, potassium, bromine and calcium.
33. The Dead Sea is the saltiest sea in the world and it is impossible to drown in it.
34. The strongest evaporation of water occurs in the Red Sea.
35. The freezing threshold of sea water is 1.9 degrees Celsius.
36.Soldfiord is the fastest sea current in the world. Its speed is 30 kilometers per hour.
37 There is little salt in the waters of the Sea of Azov.
38. During a storm, sea waves can exert pressure up to 30 thousand kilograms per square meter.
39 Due to the purity of the water in the Weddell Sea, an object can be seen with the naked eye at a depth of 80 meters.
40.The Mediterranean Sea is considered the dirtiest in the world.
41. One liter of Mediterranean water contains 10 grams of oil products.
42 The Baltic Sea is rich in amber.
43.The Caspian Sea is the largest closed body of water on the planet.
44. Every year three times as much garbage is dumped into the seas as fish are caught.
45. The North Sea is very popular for oil production.
46.The water of the Baltic Sea is richest in gold than all other seas.
47. Coral reefs in the oceans and seas total 28 million square kilometers.
48. Seas and oceans occupy 71% of the territory of the planet Earth.
48.80% of the world's inhabitants are 100 kilometers from the sea.
49. Charybdis and Scylla are the largest sea eddies.
50.The expression "Across the seven seas" was invented by Arab traders.
