Art-
What species of oyster did the Walrus and the Carpenter eat?  Although
fleeter of foot than the average oyster, they were eaten anyway.
Allen

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:16:49 -0500 [log in to unmask] writes:
> Ah, Rich;-
>     You have hit it---the reason for the question in the first
> place. It sounds so (shall we say) right!
> The "Four winds and the seven seas". It has such a nice feeling to
> it.
>     Art
>       "---and why the sea is boiling hot and whether--- (etc.)"
> >
> > From: worldwide <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 2004/01/20 Tue PM 09:48:10 EST
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: 7 is 5
> >
> > Leslie and those still counting,
> >
> > The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), an
> intergovernmental
> > consultative and technical organization with more than 75 maritime
> member
> > countries.  It was established in 1921 to support safety in
> navigation and
> > the protection of the marine environment, and among its many
> charters,
> > attempts to bring about the greatest possible uniformity in
> nautical charts
> > and documents.  As of the year 2000, they have recognized 5
> oceans.
> >
> > The follow is gleaned from EnchantedLearning.com with links to the
> CIA
> > Factbook:
> >
> > The Earth's oceans are all connected to one another. Until the
> year 2000,
> > there were four recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian,
> and
> > Arctic. In the Spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic
> Organization
> > delimited a new ocean, the Southern Ocean (it surrounds Antarctica
> and
> > extends to 60 degrees latitude).
> >
> > There are also many seas (smaller branches of an ocean); seas are
> often
> > partly enclosed by land. The largest seas are the South China Sea,
> the
> > Caribbean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
> >
> > Pacific Ocean
> > Area (square miles): 64,186,000
> > Average Depth (ft) :15,215
> > Deepest depth (ft): Mariana Trench, 36,200 ft deep
> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zn.html
> >
> > Atlantic Ocean
> > Area: 33,420,000
> > Average Depth: 12,881
> > Deepest depth: Puerto Rico Trench, 28,231 ft deep
> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zh.html
> >
> > Indian Ocean
> > Area: 28,350,000
> > Average Depth: 13,002
> > Deepest depth: Java Trench, 25,344 ft deep
> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xo.html
> >
> > Southern Ocean
> > Area: 7,848,300 sq. miles (20.327 million sq km )
> > Average depth: 13,100 - 16,400 ft deep (4,000 to 5,000 meters)
> > Deepest depth: the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench,
> 23,736 ft
> > (7,235 m) deep
> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/oo.html
> >
> > Arctic Ocean
> > Area: 5,106,000
> > Average depth: 3,953
> > Deepest depth: Eurasia Basin, 17,881 ft deep
> > http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xq.html
> >
> > That's an official ocean count.  From a literary point-of-view,
> 7-seas
> > flows off the tongue with a much nicer cadence.
> >
> > Rich
> > On the western shore of the 2nd largest ocean Latitude: 39°
> 17'North
> >
> >
>
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