FUN FACTS

* The oceans contain 99 percent of the living space on Earth, covering over 71 percent of its surface. *

* The record for the longest coastline goes to Canada, with 56,453 miles/ 90,906 km. *

* Actually, the world's tallest mountain when measured from the sea floor, is Hawaiis Mauna Kea is 33,465 feet/10,200 m. *

* The term Arctic is derived from the Greek arktos, meaning bear. *

* The structure and chemistry of coral is so close to human bone that coral is now sometimes used to repair or replace bone in humans. *