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Day 2: What Am I Doing Here, Anyway?
Source info:
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| Date: | 2015-12-21 16:03:13 |
| Blog: | State of the Planet  |
| URL: | http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2015/12/21/day-2-what-am-i-doing-here-anyway/ |
Summary:
The South Pacific Gyre is the most nutrient-poor region in the ocean, and the waters are the clearest in the ocean. The sediments accumulate below the water at rates as low as 0.1 millimeter per thousand years. So, 10 centimeters of seafloor are equivalent to one million years of material deposition in the South Pacific.Content analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Ocean | 0.89316 | -154.721 |
Keywords:
centimeters, clearest, Earth Sciences, material deposition, millimeter, nutrient-poor region, ocean, seafloor, sediments, South Pacific Gyre, waters
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