Name: 【TED-Ed】海洋究竟有多大？超級大！ How big is the ocean? - Scott Gass
Uploaded: 2013-09-25T09:13:38.000Z
Duration: 5 min 26 s

反身代名詞

consisting of five component basins that we call

which defines the very face of planet Earth.

The ocean covers roughly 71% of our planet's surface,

an area in excess of the size of 36 U.S.A.'s.

the ocean is, by far, the dominant feature of our planet.

目前為止，海洋是地球的主要特徵

the ocean currently holds over 1.3 billion,

a height well beyond the reach of the highest clouds

and extending deep into the upper atmosphere.

that is, the spaces and places where life exists.

生物圈就是物種能夠生存的空間

indeed the totality of all the living space

encompassed by the continents themselves,

all of that represents only 1% of the biosphere.

It's importance to life is practically unparalleled.

the greatest geological features of our planet.

Quickly, here are four of the most notable.

The ocean contains the world's largest mountain range,

This massive cataract carries roughly 116 times

英加瀑布的水流量是陸地上大的

The world's tallest mountain is actually found in the ocean,

this Hawaiian mountain is roughly 10,000 meters in height,

這座位於夏威夷的山高約 1 萬公尺

Then, since we're picking on poor Everest,

let's consider the world's deepest canyon,

我們再來看看世界上最深的峽谷

existing 11 kilometers below the ocean's surface,

some six times deeper than the Grand Canyon.

That's deep enough to sink Mount Everest into

and still have over 2.1 kilometers of water

Put another way, the depth of the Challenger Deep

So, pretty much however you choose to slice it,

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