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Seawater.
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Matthew Fontaine MauryMatthew Fontaine Maury published the first popular textbook on marine science, Physical Geography of the Sea, in 1855. During the Civil War, his work for the Confederacy led to a $3,000 price being put on his head, second only to the price put on the head of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. What Is In Seawater?What Is In Seawater? Salt is, of course, the most common substance found in sea water, but it is far from being the only one. One hundred pounds of sea water, if boiled away, will leave behind close to 3.5 pounds of solids.
The Gulf StreamThe Gulf Stream is the second largest ocean current. At its greatest the Gulf Stream is approximately 100 miles wide and several hundred feet deep -- far larger than any river on earth. It also flows faster than any known river, up to 138 miles (222 kilometers) a day. Sargasso SeaThe Sargasso Sea is so different from any other place on earth that it may well be considered a definite geographic region. The Sargasso is a creation of the great currents of the North Atlantic that encircle it and bring into it the millions of tons of floating sargassum weed, from which the place takes its name.

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