[CINC] fun facts about our water, oceans

[Catherine French]

Fun 



Facts for us since we are all about the oceans:


* One-tenth of the Earth's surface is always under the cover of ice. And almost 90 per cent of that ice is to be found in the continent of Antarctica. * 


* About 400 billion gallons water is used worldwide each day *


* The Persian Gulf is the warmest sea. In the summer its temperature reaches 35.6 degrees centigrade *


* Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet *


* Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted. Of that 3%, over 2% is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. Means less than 1% fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground *






Sincerely, 
Catherine French
cfrench1366 at aol.com 
805.815.3523
805.570.0432 mobile

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