Interpretation centre for marine and coastal life
- Vol.86(10), Oct
- Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021
- 19-26p.
Role of Oceans and Sea-life on the World Map The ocean is a continuous body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. It governs the world's weather and contains a kaleidoscope of life. Geographers divide the ocean into five major basins: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern. There are smaller ocean regions seas, gulfs, and bays such as the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the Bay of Bengal. Inland bodies of saltwater such as the Caspian Sea and the Great Salt Lake are distinct from the world's oceans. The ocean is widely connected to different aspects of marine life and its ecosystems. Though oceans are described separately, they actually form a single unified body of salt water referred to as the world ocean or global ocean. The oceanic division is based on various factors like the continents, islands, etc. The five major divisions are....