But the ocean also contains tiny plants that consume carbon dioxide falling into the upper layers of water.

The oceans may contain as much as one hundred million tons of plastic.

The planetary ocean contains a total of approximately 10,000 inhabited islands.

The oceans, which cover more than 70 per cent of the planet, still contain innumerable mysteries.

Junior's oceans contain a respectable helping of magnesium salts.

The findings also suggest indirectly that the early atmosphere and oceans contained little oxygen.

The ocean contains the largest active pool of carbon near the surface of the Earth.

Its mineralogy records a time in the early Earth's history when the atmosphere and oceans contained significantly less oxygen than their present day counterparts.

The ocean contains about 97% of all the water on Earth.

The world's seas and oceans contain an astonishing variety of animals and plants.