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Mid-depth

Blue water, home of big animals

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The story for kids

Now we're deeper, in the middle depths. Here you can't see the bottom, only blue water all around. The deeper we go, the darker and colder it gets. The biggest animals in the sea swim here, the whales and the sharks.

Facts

  • The deeper we go, the darker and colder it gets.
  • Whales and sharks swim here.
  • Oceans cover about 71 percent of the Earth's surface.

Numbers

Depth
200–1000 m
Light
Little

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