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19 hours ago · In the Pacific, these may cover up to 30 percent of the deep ocean floor. The minerals precipitate from seawater and grow very slowly. Their commercial extraction for nickel was investigated in the 1970s but abandoned in favour of more convenient sources. [191]
- Body
The Aubach, a watercourse in Germany A fjord in Norway.. A...
- Saline Water
Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water...
- Body
19 hours ago · The monument covers roughly 140,000 square miles (360,000 km 2) of reefs, atolls, and shallow and deep sea out to 50 miles (80 km) offshore in the Pacific Ocean—an area larger than all the national parks in the U.S. combined.
- 10,931 sq mi (28,311 km²)
- Honolulu
19 hours ago · Vanuatu (English: / ˌ v ɑː n u ˈ ɑː t uː / ⓘ VAH-noo-AH-too or / v æ n ˈ w ɑː t uː / van-WAH-too; Bislama and French pronunciation), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French: République de Vanuatu; Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean.
19 hours ago · Solomon Islands is a member of the United Nations, Interpol, Commonwealth of Nations, Pacific Islands Forum, Pacific Community, International Monetary Fund, and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries (Lomé Convention).
- 1998-2003
- +677
- Guadacanal & Malaita, Solomon Islands
- Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
19 hours ago · By May 21, two lava flows had reached the Pacific Ocean, creating thick clouds of laze (a toxic lava and haze cloud made up of hydrochloric acid and glass particles). By May 31, 87 lava had destroyed houses in Leilani Estates and nearby areas, accompanied by additional evacuation orders, including for the town of Kapoho.
- 210,000 to 280,000 years old
- 15.3 m (50 ft)
- 1,247 m (4,091 ft)
19 hours ago · Elevated levels at mid-depths can occur near mid-ocean ridges and hydrothermal vents. The hydrothermal vents release dMn enriched fluid into the water. The dMn can then travel up to 4,000 km due to the microbial capsules present, preventing exchange with particles, lowing the sinking rates.
19 hours ago · Etymology. Washington was named after President George Washington by an act of the United States Congress during the creation of Washington Territory in 1853; the territory was to be named "Columbia", for the Columbia River and the Columbia District, but Kentucky representative Richard H. Stanton found the name too similar to the District of Columbia (the national capital, itself containing ...
