There are six continents - Eurasia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica. The area of all continents is 139 million square kilometers. The continents are separated by four oceans - the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian and the Arctic. We present interesting facts about the continents.
Eurasia
Eurasia, which consists of two parts of the world - Europe and Asia, is the largest continent, it accounts for a third of the land, 5 billion people live here, which is approximately two-thirds of the world's population.
In Asia, there are extinct volcanoes that erupted quite recently - Ararat erupted in 1840, a major eruption of Elbrus was 2000 years ago, a smaller one about 900 years ago. Most a large number of volcanoes - in Kamchatka, here, out of more than three hundred volcanoes, 36 are active. 90% of all earthquakes in the world occur here.
Eurasia is washed by all the oceans - the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian.
The deepest lake in the world is Baikal, its maximum depth is 1642 meters. Almost one-fifth of the world's reserves are located here fresh water. 336 rivers and streams flow into Baikal, and only one river flows out - the Angara.
Here is the smallest, shallowest, most fishy sea (the largest concentration of fish in terms of volume) in the world - the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov.
The highest mountain in the world is Everest (Chomolungma), height - 8848 meters. There are 14 peaks in the Himalayas and Karakorum, the height of which exceeds eight kilometers.
The lowest place relative to sea level is the Dead Sea (below 430 meters from sea level). The Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water, about a third of the volume of water is salt.
It is home to the two most populous countries, China (1.4 billion people) and India (1.3 billion people).
The country with the smallest population density is Mongolia, with an average of less than two people per square kilometer. This is the second largest (after Kazakhstan) large country in the world, which has no access to the sea, but has a fleet, since the country's legislation is beneficial to ship owners who attribute their ships to Mongolia. In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire was the most big country in the world with an area of 33.2 million square kilometers. In history, only the British Empire was larger with an area of 33.6 million square kilometers.
Australia
Australia is the smallest continent and is located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.
The first seafarers arrived in Australia around 1400 from China, they were collecting sea cucumbers. The first European to visit Australia was the Dutch navigator Willem Janszon, who reached the shores of the smallest continent in 1606. In the next hundred years, other Dutch navigators visited the continent several times and mapped part of the coast, the Dutch called the mainland New Holland. The English navigator James Cook landed in 1707. Two years later, the British founded a penal colony here. These lands were claimed by the French, but they reached the shores of the smallest mainland two years after the British raised the British flag.
About 80 percent of Australians live within 100 kilometers of the coast.
Of the 200 languages and dialects, 45 are indigenous languages. The most common English language, besides him, residents communicate in Italian, Greek, Cantonese (the language of the inhabitants of the Chinese city of Guazhou), Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic.
Migrants from 200 countries live in the country. About a quarter of the population are migrants, this is the highest proportion of migrants in countries with European civilization (and Australia, as a dominion of Great Britain, is a representative of Western European civilization).
Mount Uluru
The capital is the city of Canberra. It was built midway between Melbourne and Sydney after these two big cities could not agree on which of them would be the Australian capital.
The largest farm in the world is located in South Australia, it has an area of more than 34 thousand square kilometers, which is larger than the area of Belgium (30.5 thousand square kilometers).
Australia has the highest electricity prices in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef, which is located in the ocean off the northeast coast, is almost 3,000 kilometers long and consists of almost 3,000 individual reefs and almost 900 islands. This is the largest natural object on Earth, which was formed by living organisms. Its area is almost 350 thousand square kilometers, it is so large that it can be seen from space.
There is not a single active volcano here, earthquakes are rare.
The entire territory of Australia is occupied by the state of Australia, which is a dominion (self-governing colony) of Great Britain.
Some animals are found only here - koala, kangaroo, echidna, platypus. About 80 percent of the animals are endemic, they are found only on this continent.
The driest continent, large areas are occupied by deserts.
There are many dangerous animals in Australia - combed crocodiles live in the northern swamps, poisonous box jellyfish, poisonous blue-ringed octopus are found in coastal waters. There are many types of dangerous spiders and snakes.
Antarctica
The highest continent with an average height of 2.2 kilometers. The average height of Eurasia is about one kilometer.
90% of all ice that is on Earth is concentrated here.
In 2017, a temperature record was recorded - at the Argentine research station, located in the far north, the temperature was plus 17.5 degrees Celsius.
The most long river- Onyx, its length is about 30 kilometers. It flows only for two months - in February and March. It flows out of Lake Brownworth and flows into Lake Wanda. In 1984, New Zealand rafters floated down the river. There are no fish in the river, but there are microorganisms and algae. Lake Vanda, into which the river flows, is very salty, its salinity is ten times higher than the salinity of sea water.
The ice of Antarctica contains two-thirds of the planet's fresh water.
The climate is very dry, on average, 100 millimeters of precipitation falls annually, for comparison, about 600 millimeters of precipitation falls in Kyiv.
There are no permanent residents, no states, although different powers of the world claim the Antarctic territories. Scientists and tourists temporarily live in Antarctic stations.
The unofficial capital of Antarctica is the settlement of McMurdo, which is actually a full-fledged city. About 1,300 people live permanently in McMurdo. There are three airfields, a heliport and about a hundred buildings. On February 15, 2005, a demonstration against the war in Iraq was held at the station, 50 people took part in it.
In the past, the climate was warm, as evidenced by the finds of the remains of dinosaurs. So far, the remains of four dinosaurs have been discovered, but probably under the ice of the mainland, which occupy 98 percent of the area, there are many materials that will be of interest to geologists and paleontologists.
In 2000, an iceberg 295 kilometers long and 37 kilometers wide broke off from Antarctica.
Africa
Second largest continent.
The equator crosses Africa approximately in the middle, so the climate here is very warm.
African elephants are the largest land animals. The length of the body reaches eight meters, the height - four meters. The largest elephant was discovered in the Gambia in 1974. Its weight was 10.5 tons. There is evidence that an elephant weighing 12 tons lived in the 19th century.
The largest bird in the world is the African ostrich. Its height reaches 2.7 meters, weight - 175 kilograms.
The tallest animal is the giraffe. Its height reaches 5.5 meters.
Despite the fact that Africa is a very hot continent, it has its own glacier. It is located on the extinct volcano Kilimanjaro with a height of 5895 meters. A relatively well-equipped hiking trail leads to the mountain, but climbing is quite difficult.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa has the most tall people- in the Tutsi tribe, the average height of men is 193 centimeters, women - 175 centimeters. In this tribe, two-meter people are not uncommon. Other tribes live near the Tusi, whose representatives are tall - Dinka, Samburu, Masai, Luo.
The lowest people on earth - African tribe pygmies, they are also called negrilli. Translated from Greek the name of these people means "people the size of a fist." They are mentioned in ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek sources. Adult men have a height of 124 to 150 centimeters. Despite their small stature, they are dangerous warriors, often hunting with bows and poisoned arrows.
In the recent past, it was believed that the Nile is the longest river on Earth. But scientists found the source of the Amazon, precisely measured the length of the river, and it turned out that the Amazon is 139 kilometers long. The Nile is the longest river in Africa, from source to mouth it stretches for 6853 kilometers.
North America
The third largest continent with an area of 24 million square kilometers.
There are 27 states in North America. The largest country by area is Canada. The largest country by population is the USA. The smallest country is St. Christopher and Nevis, with 50 thousand people living on two islands with an area of 261 square kilometers. Citizenship can be bought by investing $250,000 in the economy. But living here is quite dangerous, since the capital Basseterre is one of the most dangerous cities in the world - despite a small population of 11 thousand people and a small area of 6 square kilometers, the crime rate is very high.
North America has the longest coastline, which is 75 thousand kilometers.
The Colorado River flows through the largest canyon, the Grand Canyon. Its length is 446 kilometers, width - from 6 to 29 kilometers, near the river the width is about one kilometer, the depth reaches 1800 meters. This natural monument is visited annually by more than 4 million people. Rafting on the Colorado River.
About half of the world's corn is grown in North America. This cereal is used to make popcorn, corn flakes, bread (tortillas), starch, corn syrup used in confectionery, young stalks are used to make salads, stalks after harvest are used to make animal feed, corn oil is used to make soaps, paints, rubber substitutes. In Mexico, corn is the staple food.
Two large tectonic plates collide along California to form the San Andreas Fault, along which strong earthquakes. The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco destroyed most of the buildings of the city, out of a population of 400,000, 300,000 residents of the city were left homeless. Many buildings were destroyed not by an earthquake, but by fires that started after tremors.
Most Big city North America - Mexico City, its population - more than 22 million people. The city was built on the site of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec state, which was conquered by the Spanish conquistador Cortes in the 16th century.
The image in the pupils of Mary, the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe
In Mexico City, in the suburbs of Guadeloupe, there is the main Christian shrine in North America - a cloak with a miraculous image of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. This icon has interesting properties - it has a constant temperature of 36.6 degrees, through a stethoscope you can listen to how the heart beats. The arrangement of the stars on the cloak of the Mother of God corresponds to the positions of the stars in the sky at the time the relic was discovered. On the small pupils of the eyes there are images of people who looked at the image of Mary, which appeared on an agave cloak (agave is a Mexican plant, from the fiber of which material was made in ancient times). Agave material usually becomes dilapidated after a few decades, and the cloak with the miraculous image of the Virgin looks like new, despite the fact that it was made five centuries ago.
Teotihuacan is located 50 kilometers from Mexico City - an ancient Mexican city, which at one time was one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 125 thousand people. The area of the ruins is 28 square kilometers, the main attraction is the road along which many pyramids are built, the highest of the pyramids is 42 meters high.
The Mayan people had their own states before the arrival of the Spaniards. They resisted for quite a long time - the last city of Tayasal, which was located in the north of Guatemala, was captured by the Spaniards only in 1697, although the first attempt to capture it was made by Hernan Cortes back in 1541. The city was difficult to capture as it was built on an island and surrounded by fortified walls. Now on the site of Teiyasal is the city of Flores, archaeologists here are exploring the ruins of Indian buildings that have been preserved under the buildings erected by the Spaniards.
South America
The highest extinct volcano Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the southern and western hemisphere.
The Andes is the longest mountain range, stretching for 8,000 kilometers. These mountains are actively growing, their height is increasing by an average of 10 centimeters per year. In the Andes live humpless camels - llamas, alpacas and vicuñas. Condors also live in the Andes - large vultures, whose wingspan reaches three meters, the weight of this bird of prey reaches 15 kilograms.
The largest lowland in the world is the Amazon. South of the Amazon Basin and east of the Andes lies the largest swamp in the world, the Pantanal. Its area is up to 200 thousand square kilometers. In total, more than 300 species of fish live here. Local crocodiles - caimans, can reach a length of five meters. Up to 35 million caimans live in the Pantanal.
The largest pasture is the Pampas. Most of the population of Argentina lives on the territory of the Pampas, there are three large cities here - Rosario, La Plata, Santa Fe. Fast-running animals live here - pampas deer, pampas cat and rhea ostriches. You can meet armadillos.
Ruins of Machu Picchu
The highest mountain lake is Titicaca. It is located at an altitude of 3800 meters above sea level. The area is more than eight square kilometers, the maximum depth is 281 meters, the average depth is 100 meters, people walk on the lake big ships. The lake is fresh, the salinity of the water is only one percent. Invertebrate fish and sharks are found in the reservoir. On the banks live local Indians of the Aymara and Quechua peoples. Locals make houses and boats from reeds. There are even 40 floating reed islands where the local Uru tribe built their dwellings. There are many ruins of ancient cities on the shores and islands, in 1980 a city was discovered, the ruins of which were completely under the water of Lake Titicaca.
The deepest and longest river in the world is the Amazon. On the shores of the Amazon, tribes still live who have not met with civilization. The river discharges so much water into the ocean that sea waters are slightly salty for 160 kilometers from the Amazon delta. Marajo Island in the river delta is approximately the same size as Switzerland.
Henry Ford built the city of Fordland in Brazil. The inhabitants had to grow rubber, which was used to make car tires at the beginning of the 20th century. Since the area proved unsuitable for rubber seedlings, the city was soon abandoned and visited by tourists traveling through the Amazon.
The highest active volcano is Lullaillaco. Its height is 6739 meters. Snow lies at an altitude of more than 6500 meters, this is the highest position of the snow line, as a rule, permanent snow in mountainous areas lies at a lower altitude.
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Australia is an amazing country. When it snows in much of the world, Australians bask on sunny beaches. Here live the most unique and deadly animals that you will not find anywhere else in the world.
Name Australia from Latin "Terra Australis Incognita", which means "Unknown southern land" appeared during the reign of the Roman Empire.
Australia consists from 6 states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. In addition, there are two main mainland territories: the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, as well as a number of fairly independent islands.
The capital of Australia is Canberra, most Big City inland and the 8th largest in Australia.
Geography of Australia
1. Australia - the largest island And smallest continent in the world.
2. Australia - driest inhabited continent on Earth, the driest is Antarctica.
One third of Australia is desert, the rest is also quite arid.
3. The Australian Snowy Mountains get annual more snow than the Swiss Alps.
4. Australia is the only one continent with no active volcano.
Animals of Australia
5. 6 of the 10 most venomous snake species in the world live in Australia. australian fierce snake or the coastal taipan is the most venomous snake in the world. The poison from one bite can kill 100 people.
6. More than 750,000 single-humped wild camels walk in the Australian deserts. This is one of the largest herds on Earth.
7. Kangaroo and emu have been chosen as symbols of the Australian coat of arms, as they, unlike most animals, are rarely seen moving backwards.
8. The longest living structure in the world is the Great Barrier Reef. also located in Australia. Its length is 2600 km. By the way, the Great Barrier Reef even has its own mailbox.
9. Lives in Australia 3.3 times more sheep than people.
10. Excrement of wombats - marsupials of Australia, have the shape of a cube.
11. Australian male koalas have a forked penis and females have two vaginas and two uteruses.
12. Koalas and humans are the only animals in the world that have unique fingerprints. Koala fingerprints are almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints..
13. The largest type of earthworm on earth Megascolide australis reaches a length of 1.2 meters.
Australian population
14. Population density in Australia is calculated in square kilometers per person and not in people per square kilometer as in other countries.
Here is one of the most low levels population density in the world, which is 3 people per sq. km. The average population density in the world is 45 people per sq. km.
The largest continent is Eurasia. Its area is 54,759,000 km² - this is approximately 36% of the land. On it are located as many as 2 parts of the world - Europe and Asia. There are 4 of them, including the largest - Russia, which occupies 30% of the territory of Eurasia. 75% of the world's population lives in Eurasia in 102 states. Here is located - Chomolungma (Everest)
Eurasia is the largest continent on planet Earth
Part of the world - regions of land, including the continents or large parts of them, along with nearby islands.
The second largest continent is Africa. Its area is 30,221,532 km² - this is approximately 20% of the land. There are 55 states on the territory of Africa, the largest of which, and one of the 10 largest, is Algeria. Africa has the largest number.
Africa is the second largest continent
The third largest continent is North America. Area - 24,250,000 km² (16% land). There are 23 states on the territory of North America, in which a little more than half a billion people live. 2 North American countries (Canada and USA) are in the top 10.
North America is the third largest continent
The fourth largest continent is South America. Area - 17,840,000 km² (slightly less than 12% of the land area). There are 12 countries on the territory of South America, in which almost 400 million people live. 2 countries in South America (Argentina and Brazil) are in the top ten.
South America is the fourth largest continent
Antarctica is the continent with the highest proportion of Russian citizens - from 4% in summer to 10% in winter, in Eurasia only - 3%
Antarctica is the fifth largest continent
The sixth and last largest continent is Australia. Area - 7,659,861 km² (5% of the land area). There is only one state on the mainland - Australia, whose population is only 23 million people.
A continent is a large landmass surrounded by seas and oceans. In tectonics, continents are characterized as sections of the lithosphere with a continental structure.
Mainland, continent or part of the world? What is the difference?
In geography, another term is often used, denoting the mainland - the continent. But the concepts of "mainland" and "continent" are not synonymous. Different countries have adopted different points of view on the number of continents, called continental models.
There are several such models:
- In China, India, and English speaking countries Europe is considered to be that the continents 7 - they consider Europe and Asia separately;
- In Spanish-speaking European countries, as well as in the countries of South America, they mean the division into 6 parts of the world - with a united America;
- in Greece and some countries of Eastern Europe a model with 5 continents was adopted - only those where people live, i.e. except for Antarctica;
- in Russia and the countries of Eurasia adjacent to it, they traditionally designate 4 - continents united into large groups.
(The figure clearly shows different representations of continental models on Earth, from 7 to 4)
Continents
There are 6 continents in total on Earth. We list them in descending order by area size:
- - the largest continent on our planet (54.6 million sq. km)
- (30.3 million sq. km)
- (24.4 million sq. km)
- (17.8 million sq. km)
- (14.1 million sq. km)
- (7.7 million sq. km)
All of them are separated by the waters of the seas and oceans. Four continents have a land border: Eurasia and Africa are separated by the Isthmus of Suez, North and South America - the Isthmus of Panama.
Continents
The difference is that the continents do not have a land border. Therefore, in this case, we can talk about 4 continents ( one of the continental models of the world), also in descending order by size:
- AfroEurasia
- America
Parts of the world
The terms "mainland" and "continent" have scientific significance, but the term "part of the world" divides the land on a historical and cultural basis. There are 6 parts of the world, only unlike the continents, Eurasia differs by Europe And Asia, but North and South America are defined together as one part of the world America:
- Europe
- Asia
- America(both North and South), or New World
- Australia and Oceania
Speaking of parts of the world, they mean the islands adjacent to them.
The difference between the mainland and the island
The definition of the mainland and the island is the same - a part of the land washed by the waters of the ocean or seas. But there are significant differences.
1. Size. Even the smallest continent, Australia, is much larger in area than the world's largest island, Greenland.
(Formation of the Earth's continents, a single continent of Pangea)
2. Education. All continents have a tiled origin. According to scientists, there was once a single continent - Pangea. Then, as a result of the split, 2 continents appeared - Gondwana and Laurasia, which later split into 6 more parts. The theory is confirmed both by geological surveys and by the shape of the continents. Many of them can be put together like a puzzle.
Islands are formed in many ways. There are those that, like the continents, are located on the ruins of ancient lithospheric plates. Others are formed from volcanic lava. Still others - as a result of the activity of polyps (coral islands).
3. Habitability. All continents are inhabited, even Antarctica, which is harsh in terms of climatic conditions. Many islands are still uninhabited.
Characteristics of the continents
- the largest continent, occupying 1/3 of the land. Two parts of the world are located here at once: Europe and Asia. The border between them runs along the line of the Ural Mountains, the Black and Azov Seas, as well as the straits connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
This is the only continent that is washed by all the oceans. The coastline is indented, it forms a large number of bays, peninsulas, islands. The mainland itself is located immediately on six tectonic platforms, and therefore the relief of Eurasia is incredibly diverse.
Here are the most extensive plains, the most high mountains(Himalayas from Mount Everest), the deepest lake (Baikal). This is the only continent where everything is presented at once climatic zones(and, accordingly, all natural zones) - from the arctic with its permafrost to the equatorial with its hot deserts and jungles.
¾ of the world's population lives on the mainland, 108 states are located here, of which 94 have the status of independent.
- the hottest continent on Earth. It is located on an ancient platform, so most of the area is occupied by plains, mountains are formed along the edges of the mainland. Africa is home to the longest river in the world, the Nile, and the largest desert, the Sahara. Climate types presented on the mainland: equatorial, subequatorial, tropical and subtropical.
Africa is usually divided into five regions: North, South, West, East and Central. There are 62 countries on the mainland.
Washed by the waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. The result of the movement of tectonic plates was a heavily indented coastline of the mainland, with a huge number of bays, straits, bays and islands. The largest island is in the north (Greenland).
The Cordillera Mountains stretch along the western coast, and the Appalachians along the eastern coast. The central part is occupied by a vast plain.
All climatic zones are represented here, except for the equatorial one, which determines the diversity natural areas. Most rivers and lakes are located in the northern part. The largest river is the Mississippi.
The indigenous people are Indians and Eskimos. Currently, 23 states are located here, of which only three (Canada, the United States and Mexico) are on the mainland itself, the rest are on the islands.
Washed by the Silent and Atlantic Oceans. Along the west coast stretches the world's longest mountain system - the Andes, or South American Cordillera. The rest of the mainland is occupied by plateaus, plains and lowlands.
This is the rainiest continent, since most of it is located in the equator zone. Here is the largest and most abundant river in the world - the Amazon.
The indigenous people are the Indians. Currently, there are 12 independent states on the territory of the mainland.
- the only continent on the territory of which there is only 1 state - the Commonwealth of Australia. Most of the mainland is occupied by plains, mountains are located only along the coast.
Australia is a unique continent with the largest number of endemic animals and plants. Indigenous people - Australian aborigines or Bushmen.
- the southernmost continent, completely covered with ice. The average thickness of the ice cover is 1600 m, the largest is 4000 m. If the ice in Antarctica melted, the level of the world's oceans would immediately rise by 60 meters!
Most of the mainland is occupied by an icy desert, life is glimmering only on the coasts. Antarctica is also the coldest continent. In winter, temperatures can drop below -80 ºC (record -89.2 ºC), in summer - up to -20 ºC.
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Africa.
Africa is the second largest continent after Eurasia.
The name Africa, as some scholars believe, comes from the name of a tribe that used to live in the north of the mainland, and was called Afrigs.
In Africa, there is the longest river in the world - the Nile, its length is 6,671 kilometers.
There are more large wild animals on the African continent than on any other. There are such species as: elephants, hippos, giraffes, lions, antelopes, ostriches, etc.
Africa is very famous for its rich deposits of gold and diamonds. Half of the gold and diamonds mined in the world falls on this continent.
In Africa, there is Lake Malawi, which is home to the most species of fish.
In Africa, there is one of the wonders of the world - the pyramid of Cheops, the only one that has survived to this day.
In Africa, Lake Chad, which was the 4th largest, has practically disappeared. Over the past 38 years, it has decreased by 95%.
In Africa, namely Ancient Egypt, the first toilets and sewer systems appeared. The Egyptians were very sensitive to cleanliness.
The area of only one Sahara desert in Africa is slightly smaller than the United States of America. Previously, this place was very fertile, but over time and changing weather conditions turned into a desert.
Africa is the motherland of all languages in the world. This conclusion was reached by scientists after numerous studies.
Among the inhabitants of Africa there are the smallest and tallest peoples in the world.
In Africa, and more precisely in Benin, a wall was built, the length of which is almost 2 times longer than the Great Wall of China - 16,000 kilometers.
The African continent is the oldest populated area on the ground.
The total area of Africa is 16 million square kilometers.
Australia.
Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world. No more than 50 centimeters of precipitation falls there annually.
Australia occupies the 6th place in the world in terms of area, and the population there is only 20 million people.
Australia was originally called New South Wales.
The longest fence in the world was built in Australia. It was built in order to fence off dingoes from sheep, which are very numerous on the continent.
The Australian continent is home to emus, kangaroos and koalas. From there they were shipped all over the world.
Australia was the third country in the world to launch a satellite into Earth's orbit.
Australia is the first country in the world in terms of sheep and wool production. For a relatively small population of 20 million sheep there are about 150 million.
Australia has 3 time zones.
In one state in Australia, only qualified electricians can replace light bulbs.
In Australia, it is legally enforced that you cannot appear in a public place with your face smeared with shoe polish.
Australia is the lowest continent in the world. The average height above the sea is only 330 meters.
Australia is the continent with the most high level literacy throughout the world.
In Australia, namely in Sydney, there is the world's largest arch bridge. It's called the Sydney Harbor Bridge. And the Sydney television tower is the tallest in the entire southern hemisphere.
It is noteworthy that more snow falls in the mountains of Australia than in all of Switzerland combined.
Colored seas of planet Earth.
Red sea.
The Red Sea belongs to the Indian Ocean basin. Located between Asia and Africa. This sea is warm and crystal clear. The history of the name consists of several versions. It is said that the name comes from the red algae with which it is so rich. Algae give the water a reddish tint. However, most likely the name comes from the color of the water, which reflects the dark red rocks. The Red Sea has a high salinity, since no river flows into it.
Yellow Sea.
The Yellow Sea belongs to the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The sea got its name due to the fact that it changes its color to yellow-brown. This is due to dust storms on the Yellow River. They also make the water cloudy. Therefore, the sea is not suitable for swimming everywhere.
Black Sea.
It is very difficult to say why the sea is pleasant of blue color called black in many languages of the world. There are several versions. They say that the sea is called black because for many centuries battles were fought on it, and many people died. In memory of those times, the sea is called black. Another legend says that before a storm, the sea changes its color to dark gray. Because the sailors called him black.
White Sea.
Refers to the basin of the Northern Arctic Ocean. Its depth is only 340 meters. The sea is unusually cold. Even in summer the temperature does not rise above 16 degrees. However, here you can see northern birds, whales, seals. It is easy to guess why the sea was called white! Most days the sea is white blinding ice!
Marble sea.
The Sea of Marmara is located on the border of two parts of the world Europe and Asia in Turkey, washing its shores. It is connected to the Black Sea by the Bosphorus Strait, and to the Aegean Sea by the Dardanelles Strait. The Sea of Marmara is the smallest sea on Earth.
There is an island in this sea, where from ancient times beautiful marble was mined and transported by ship to different cities along the sea, which was called the Marble Sea. The Sea of Marmara was formed as a result of a fault earth's crust dividing Europe, Asia and Africa. The territory of the Marmara Sea is located in a seismically active region, therefore, there are often earthquakes and, as a result, tsunamis.
