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There is one sea on Earth that doesn't touch any land at all
Forget the seaside, there’s one body of water on Earth that doesn’t touch a single coastline.The region, located in the North Atlantic Ocean is called the Sargasso Sea and it’s characterised by its unique boundaries.Rather than land, it’s defined by ocean currents, so there’s no Sargasso beach to hit.Not that you’d necessarily want to. The sea is blanketed in a foul-smelling brownish-yellow, seaweed (called Sargassum) and has become home to a nightmarish manmade island, dubbed the North Atlantic Garbage Patch.And yet, it remains a site of real ecological, historical and even cultural significance.A special organisation set up to protect the...
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