7 Ocean Facts That Will Blow Your Mind

The ocean holds more than 94% of all life.

According to the USA Science and Engineering Festival, 94% of all life is aquatic.

The longest known mountain range is underwater.

The actual longest mountain range on the planet is the underwater Mid-Oceanic Ridge, which clocks in at around 40,390 miles long.

The Pacific Ocean is wider than the moon.

At its widest point, from Indonesia to Colombia, the Pacific Ocean is wider than the moon.

The biggest waterfall on the planet is underwater.

The Denmark Strait Cataract is the tallest waterfall on the planet with a drop of 11,540 feet, and the astonishing part is that it’s underwater.

There are three million shipwrecks in the ocean.

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, there are more than three million shipwrecks in the ocean.

We have better maps of Mars than of the ocean.

According to the National Ocean Service, less than five per cent of the ocean is explored and in fact, we have better maps of Mars than of the ocean.

The world’s largest living structure is in the ocean.

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure that is spread over an area of 133,000 square miles.