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Many people enjoy travelling by sea. Many people enjoy travelling by sea. They say it is the most They say it is the most exciting exciting means of travelling, they mean means of travelling, they mean travelling by a big ocean liner travelling by a big ocean liner because it combines comfort and because it combines comfort and speed. But smaller ships are less speed. But smaller ships are less comfortable and in stormy seas comfortable and in stormy seas passengers feel unhappy, they get passengers feel unhappy, they get sea-sick and travelling by sea sea-sick and travelling by sea becomes a real torture for them.becomes a real torture for them.

The Pacific ocean is the largest The Pacific ocean is the largest of all oceans. It covers about of all oceans. It covers about 181 square kilometers – nearly 181 square kilometers – nearly a third of the Earth surface. a third of the Earth surface. The Pacific contains about The Pacific contains about half the water in the world half the water in the world ocean.ocean.The deepest known depth is The deepest known depth is found there. It is the Mariana found there. It is the Mariana Trench and it lies 11 033 Trench and it lies 11 033 meters below sea level.meters below sea level.

Great barrier

reefThe Australian Great The Australian Great barrier reef is the largest barrier reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It is coral reef in the world. It is 2000 km long and can be 2000 km long and can be seen from space.seen from space. SomeSome Corals look like trees, Corals look like trees, others look like flowers. In others look like flowers. In the great barrier reef there the great barrier reef there are more than 400 tips of are more than 400 tips of coral. There are more than coral. There are more than 1 500 species of fish. The 1 500 species of fish. The blue parrot fish has blue parrot fish has beaklike jaws. When young, beaklike jaws. When young, these fish are light blue, these fish are light blue, they turn darker blue as they turn darker blue as they get older.they get older.

The sea inhabitantsThe sea inhabitantsTurtles are the most common reptiles on the Turtles are the most common reptiles on the great barrier reef and six of the world’s seven great barrier reef and six of the world’s seven turtle species live here. turtle species live here. ThereThere are fish jazz are fish jazz band – trumped fish, guitar fish, pipe fish. The band – trumped fish, guitar fish, pipe fish. The fish you can see in the picture is a trumpet fish.fish you can see in the picture is a trumpet fish.

The Big Problem

TodayToday, , the ocean needs the ocean needs help. Ships dump toxic help. Ships dump toxic waste, tankers leak and waste, tankers leak and spill oil…spill oil…

Many people don’t Many people don’t realize just how vital the realize just how vital the ocean is. Without the ocean is. Without the ocean, the Earth would ocean, the Earth would be just another barren be just another barren rocky planet, circling rocky planet, circling the sun. The ocean gives the sun. The ocean gives us food, energy and us food, energy and minerals. minerals.

What can we do?Everyone can help. Here are a few more Everyone can help. Here are a few more

things you can do today:things you can do today: Protect ocean birds and marine life: don’t throw Protect ocean birds and marine life: don’t throw

plastic things .plastic things . Don’t litter. Rubbish has the way of ending up Don’t litter. Rubbish has the way of ending up

in rivers, lakes, and the oceans.in rivers, lakes, and the oceans. Take part in beach clean-up projects.Take part in beach clean-up projects.Для возврата в основную презентацию пользуйтесь стрелкой перехода назад.