Pacific Ocean

I chose the Vancouver Aquarium because it is known to be the largest aquarium in all of Canada and gives us a clear representation of why the Pacific Maritime is famous for their sea animals. One of Pacific Maritime’s most popular attraction is whale-watching but instead of making a game out of it and risk not seeing a whale, the Vancouver Aquarium represents the whales in a historic way. This particular Aquarium has a long past with whales like the killer whale, Moby Doll who was the second…

Tsunamis: what are these exactly, how do they occur, and why are known to be so deadly? Tsunamis are massive sea waves that are spawned from earthquakes generated underneath the ocean at tectonic plate boundaries. Although earthquakes are known to be the main cause of tsunamis, these enormous waves can occur due to occurrences such as rapid changes in the atmospheric pressure or volcanic eruptions. These waves are formed in a series, sometimes referred to as a “wave train.” There is never just…

resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Seattle is located at latitude 47.60’N, longitude 122.33’W (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is located on Puget Sound which connects to the Pacific Ocean (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is in the northern-western part of the State of Washington between the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Mountain Range. Map: Image source: (Worldatlas, 2015) 3. Regional Significance: What is the geographic significance of the area of your country or city’s location within…

can see animals, volcanoes, go hiking, and see the crater. 2.5 million visitors per year travel to see the volcanoes. It is located in the pacific ocean and it is part of united states. Mount Rainier National Park is one of the National Park system. Mount Rainier National Park is in the state of Washington in the U.S. It has mountains is by the pacific Ocean. Mount Rainier National Park became…

and oral arms. The tentacles can stun other animals but is not harmful to humans. The oral arms help bring food to the mouth that is in the middle of everything. Habitat: Moon jellyfish live in warm tropical oceans such as the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. They are mostly in the ocean in a small to large group of other moon jelly that is called a bloom. Diet: They eat small plankton organisms like mollusks, marine invertebrate larvae, copepods, nematodes, crustaceans, young…

Effects of a Toxic Ocean Earth has gone through various changes in climate over the span of its existence. These changes are natural and healthy for the environment. Recently, however, there has been a fluctuation in climate, not caused by the inner workings of the earth. Humans have created many different substances that provide many uses such as packaging and a lightweight, cheap building material. An example of this is plastic; it is a very useful tool, but it has its downfalls. Plastic…

The Ocean "The Ocean" written by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published in 1833. This poem describes the ocean and the symbolism that the ocean has. Being written over a century ago, this poem still describes the ocean as it stands today. The ocean is a very difficult place to conquer. It is always changing and is never the same. Hawthorne demonstrates these attributes to the ocean throughout his poem while giving in to a deeper meaning. Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very well-known author. One of…

Currents are the movements of the ocean produced by various causes. It may be divided into general and particular. The former depending on fixed and general causes which is always preserve the same direction and limits while the latter resulting from local and temporary ones vary both. The grand movement of the ocean from east to west or the equatorial current has a more complicated origin and the trade wind, so far from being the cause as has been supposed by some are probably in part the…

Plastic Pollution Have you ever gone to any ocean and found plastic in the water? This problem is known as water pollution and it’s majorly affecting the Earth. Did you know that billions of pounds of plastic can be found swirling in the ocean? According to Ecowatch, about 100,000 animals die from plastic pollution each year. Hundred thousand animals, what if 100,000 humans died. It’d be a catastrophe and people would care about how randomly 100,00. Ecowatch stated plastic constitutes…

some men lowering chewing gum into the ocean. This artist has other images that reflect the same point of view. He is passionate about the subject of water pollution and expresses that in his work. It also shows and oil spill running through the body of water, which is the focus of the artwork. The cartoonist’s stance on this image is how people keep littering into the ocean. Over the years, more and more waste keeps ending up in our oceans. This is causing contaminated and…