Trivia question of the day (reef related)

[tkeracer619]

One about the size of all the beaches in the world.

 

[BLKTANG]

Alright, that is close enough the answer is:

322,280,000 cubic miles

That is a lot of water!

Is that just Ocean?SW?

 

[luther1200]

:lol:

here's one of many

I think there running that a little dry for my taste, I don't like to skim real wet, but a bit wetter than that. :lmao:

 

[Luiz Rocha]

Is that just Ocean?SW?

Yes, just salt water, here is a break down (in cubic miles):

Oceans, Seas & Bays-----------------------322,000,000
Ice caps, Glaciers, & Permanent Snow-----5,773,000
Groundwater (50% salty)-------------------5,614,000
Soil Moisture---------------------------------3,959
Ground Ice & Permafrost--------------------71,970
Lakes (50% of the lakes are salty)---------42,320
Atmosphere----------------------------------3,095
Swamp Water--------------------------------2,752
Rivers-----------------------------------------509
Biological Water------------------------------269
Total------------------------------------------332,500,000

So, about 97% of the water on earth is salt ocean water. Makes you realize how precious potable water really is...

 

[NaH2Ofreak]

3.54559721 × 10 to the 20th power gallons. That's a lotta water!

Dennis

 

[uncleof6]

Is that just Ocean?SW?

That is just the ocean, but the ocean is ~97% of the water on the planet. The rest is ground water, ice, rivers and lakes.

The "skimmers" of the oceans are called estuaries.

Jim