On January 8,2004 – The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. source
On January 8,2004 – The RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
On January 30.1979 ; A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. source
On January 30.1979 ; A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
On February 21.1995 ; Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. source
On February 21.1995 ; Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
On May 2.1969 ; The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City. source
On May 2.1969 ; The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
On May 15.2010 ; Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo. source
On May 15.2010 ; Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. source
On June 2.1966 ; Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
On June 5.1964 ; DSV Alvin is commissioned. source
On June 5.1964 ; DSV Alvin is commissioned.
On June 8.1992 ; The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. source
On June 8.1992 ; The first World Ocean Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Colossus is 16 feet long and as wide as a school bus. source
Colossus is 16 feet long and as wide as a school bus.
Amazon river represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean.
The heaviest living animals are all cetaceans, and thus also the largest living mammals.
In Ocean , for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it. source
In Ocean , for every 1 litre (1000 mL) of seawater there are 35 grams of salts dissolved in it.