Ocean Facts for Kids
Deep-sea facts and ocean wonders
The largest waterfall on Earth is actually underwater in the Denmark Strait, plunging over 11,500 feet.
The leafy sea dragon has leaf-shaped flaps on its body that make it look exactly like floating seaweed.
The coconut octopus collects coconut shells and uses them as portable shelters — one of the few invertebrates known to use tools.
If you turned Mount Everest upside down and dropped it into the Mariana Trench, there would still be over two kilometres of water above the peak.
The scaly-foot snail lives near deep-sea volcanic vents and has a shell reinforced with iron sulphide, making it one of the only animals with a metal armour.
We have better maps of the surface of Mars and the Moon than we do of the ocean floor.
There are underwater rivers on the ocean floor where dense, salty water flows along like a river through the surrounding seawater.
A type of clam called the ocean quahog can live for over 500 years, making it one of the longest-lived animals on Earth.
Whale poo is really important for the ocean! It contains iron that helps tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton grow.
Scientists can tell how healthy the ocean is by its colour — greener water usually means more phytoplankton, while deep blue water has fewer tiny organisms.