The color of azure waves Caribbean Sea captivates at first sight. Such beautiful turquoise water is probably not found in any other body of water on our planet. One gets the feeling that the talented artist “nature” added blueness and brightness to it, applying some unimaginable filters. The only thing that catches your eye is the algae in Mexico
But since 2011, the beauty of the Caribbean coast has been under threat. In its waters, sea brown algae appeared and continue to multiply and reside with incredible speed. Sargasso grow along the coasts of the seas, in tropical and subtropical latitudes, and resemble ordinary bushy plants, about two meters high. And the accumulation of swim bladders on their branches looks like bunches of berries, for which the algae received their second name “ sea grapes" Thanks to these bubbles, sargassum is able to stay on the surface of the water and move along with currents and wind, forming huge brown fields.
Migrating in this way, the algae captured almost the entire coastline, turning the clear Caribbean waters into an unappetizing soup with brown noodles, which are thrown onto the land by waves, occupying most of the coastline. With the arrival of the summer of 2015, the amount of sargassum on the coast reached its maximum, and turned into a real natural disaster for almost all countries of the Caribbean.
Sargassum decomposing on the shore attracts a large number of flying insects with its disgusting smell and poisons fish in coastal waters, and can even lead to the disappearance of some populations. Due to toxins released by rotting plants, several dozen cases of skin diseases have been recorded in Cuba. For the safety of vacationers, the authorities had to close part of the beaches of Barbados, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba and a number of other countries, essentially disrupting the tourist season, and throw all their efforts into fighting the natural disaster.
Scientists still cannot name the true cause of the Sargassum invasion. Some cite increased levels of nutrients in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, others to global warming and changes in ocean currents, which carry brown masses from the outside. Sargasso Sea, located in the Atlantic Ocean. Most likely, both are right, and in August 2015, several tons of brown algae were washed onto the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, poisoning the environment.
The leadership of Mexico threw all the country's forces into the fight against this natural phenomenon, allocating more than $9 million to clean up the coast. A large number of municipal rescue workers, several dozen units of special equipment and more than 4 thousand volunteers were called up. Early in the morning, cleaning vehicles pass along all the still empty beaches, raking rotting plants into heaps in order to remove them from the beach areas and dispose of them.
Owners of large hotels are also interested in clearing their territories of uninvited guests, and are actively helping the Mexican authorities prepare for the new tourist season.
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“Sea, sea... Bottomless world!” - these words from a once popular song excite our imagination with romantic pictures of seascapes with blue distances, blue skies and turquoise waves. Somewhere in our souls our distant warm sea begins to rustle, echoing the rustling waves in summer sea fantasies...
How many oceans and seas are there on our planet?
According to the International Geographical Bureau, there are 4 oceans and 54 seas on Earth, which together form the World Ocean, which makes up two-thirds of the surface of the entire globe.
What color is the ocean?
The color of sea water in the World Ocean is far from uniform, and it is different in different parts of the Earth, that is, each sea has a unique color shade, unique to it.
What determines the color of the sea?
The color of the water changes periodically, and this depends on many factors, primarily on lighting, depth, transparency, color of the seabed, the presence of gases and the quantitative density of microorganisms inhabiting the sea, as well as on phenomena such as glow and sea blooms.
In the distance, the color of the sea is close to the color of the sky. In cloudy weather it is gray, in clear weather it is blue. When the Sun sets, the bright blue sea takes on a golden hue. During waves, the sea appears whitish.
Scientists studying the depths of the sea claim that many seas got their name due to the color of the water. They believe that in the warm seas of the tropical zone the color of the water is dark blue, and even blue; in the shelf seas it is greenish, and in the muddy coastal seas it has a yellowish tint.
Why is the White Sea called white, the Black Sea black, the Red Sea red, and the Yellow Sea yellow?
The White Sea is the sacred sea of the North; it is fraught with many unsolved secrets. The White Sea probably got its name from the color of the white snow and ice that covers it in winter. But there is another assumption, which is that the name “White” Sea received from the religious meaning of the sphere, that is, the heavenly one. Indeed, in semantics, white is a heavenly, divine color. There is a hypothesis that the White Sea and its coast are located on the territory of a once thriving mystical civilization - Hyperborea.
The Black Sea got its name because in cloudy weather the surface of the sea darkens under black clouds. The Turkic nomads, who noticed this, gave it the name “Kara-Deniz”.
There is another plausible assumption about the origin of the name of the Black Sea. It has been known since ancient times that all objects that have been in its mysterious depths turn black. And this happens because at a depth of more than 200 meters, sea water is saturated with hydrogen sulfide, which easily forms black salts.
The Red Sea is red in color due to brown microscopic algae that periodically develop in it. But there is another version regarding the name of the Red Sea. They say that in ancient times, sailors gave the sea the name “Red” because of the color of the rocks with which it is surrounded.
There is an ancient legend related to biblical events, which tells about the difficult transition of the Jews from Egypt to Israel through the Red Sea. Moses, who led the Jewish people, ordered the sea waters to part in the name of God. And before their eyes, the deep bottom of the sea opened up with rocks and mountain ranges, with gorges and depressions, during the passage through which a lot of people died, which was the reason for the name of the Red Sea.
The Red Sea is one of the clearest and saltiest seas. Its crystal purity is explained by the fact that not a single river flows into it, which could bring silt and sand with it and, thereby, cloud the sea waters. And although the sea is called Red, its waters have a beautiful azure color.
The Yellow Sea is so named because the clay that is abundant on the coast periodically acquires a yellowish tint.
Is it possible to determine the color of the sea?
The first device for determining the color of reservoirs was invented at the end of the 19th century by the Swiss geographer Forel, who was studying lakes. The device was somewhat inconvenient for working with sea water.
The famous German oceanographer Ule developed a water color scale, consisting of a set of twenty-two glass sealed test tubes with samples of solutions of different shades, from light aquamarine to brownish green. Ole modified the device, improved it, and now with the help of this device it is possible to determine the color of sea water.
Of course, if you take sea water into your palm, it will turn out to be transparent, having no color at all. And only in the sea or ocean does it acquire its unique shade.
Which seas have the greenest water color?
There are amazingly beautiful seas on Earth with eye-catching fairy-tale shades. These sea beauties include the Sargasso Sea.
The Sargasso Sea has a bright greenish tint due to the accumulation of green algae on its surface, which form entire islands, roads, and even fields. And the sailors who found themselves in this area of the ocean for the first time mistakenly took it for land.
One of the most vibrant tropical seas is the Caribbean Sea. Its water shines from deep turquoise to bright emerald shades.
The Sea of Azov also has a greenish tint, especially during the plankton development season. And during the storm season, the sea takes on a color from yellow-green to yellow-brown due to changes in water transparency. The sea begins to become cloudy because the bottom silt periodically becomes agitated and the river flow of turbid waters increases.
And what color shades do people for whom the sea is a place of everyday work notice in sea waters?
Those who have connected their lives with the sea see and notice the most extraordinary subtle shades in the sea and ocean waters surrounding them. After all, the sea changes with the time of day, its color depends on the seasons and weather factors. When the character of the sea changes, its color also changes. And these changes cannot be ignored.
Some of the most vivid impressions include memories of a holiday at sea. What is it about this beautiful sea element that we remember? The gentle rays of the southern sun? The soft velvet of coastal sand? The rustling whisper of the waves or the warm breath of the salty wind?..
Perhaps, among all these soul-intoxicating memorable moments, the most powerful is the color of the sea. This fantastic blue, delighting our admiring gaze, remains in our memory as an aquamarine delight, a turquoise fairy tale or an azure legend. And all the picturesque shades of the sea merge into one wonderful sea color, with which any memory of the sea is associated.
If you try to answer the question, which sea is the bluest, it is unlikely that you will come to one single true answer. After all, each sea has its own unique color from the blue range with unique shades of turquoise, aquamarine or emerald.
The bluest sea is the sea that lives in our joyful memories or sweet dreams of beauty. And dreams certainly come true...
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For World Sea Day, which is celebrated on September 28, the website “” has made a selection of the 7 most beautiful seas in the world.
Red sea
The Red Sea is the cleanest sea in which you can swim. And this despite the fact that the Suez Canal and, accordingly, oil tankers are located very close to the sea. And all because the Red Sea ecosystem has the ability to fully recover in record time.
Another reason for the purity of the sea is that not a single river flows into the sea that could bring silt and sand. Size and cleanliness are not the only reason to visit this sea. The Red Sea is also one of the warmest and saltiest seas (it ranks second after the Dead Sea).
The name of the sea is also not accidental. The sea is called this way because of the unusual reddish hue of the water. Why the water has this color is not known exactly. Environmentalists say the likely cause is algae, which gives the water a red tint. And other researchers give a more banal reason: the red color arises from the reflection of adjacent rocks in the water.
And another argument why it’s worth visiting the Red Sea is the richness of marine fauna. It is this sea that attracts divers from all over the world more than others. There are more than three thousand different species of fish and 300 types of corals in the sea.
Caribbean Sea
One of the largest seas on our planet (its area is 2,754,000 square kilometers). The Caribbean Sea is located in the Western Hemisphere and is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Only 2% of the Caribbean islands are inhabited, and the rest is vast expanses of nature.
Despite its size and amazing depths (the deepest point of the Caribbean Sea is 7,886 meters), the sea is most famous for its amazing barrier reef.
9% of the world's coral reefs are located in the Caribbean Sea! Many tourists come here in search of pearls.
Another feature of the Caribbean is, of course, films about pirates, which are mainly filmed in these waters. This is not surprising, since piracy has flourished here since the 17th century.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is the only sea in the World Ocean whose waters wash the shores of three parts of the world: Europe, Asia and Africa. The Mediterranean Sea basin includes the seas of Marmara, Black and Azov.
Among the most popular islands of the Mediterranean Sea are Cyprus, Crete, Lesvos, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, Malta, Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and others.
In recent years, extremely high seawater pollution has been recorded. According to the UN, 650 million tons of wastewater, 129 tons of mineral oils, 6 tons of mercury, and 3.8 tons of lead are dumped into the Mediterranean Sea annually. Many marine species are on the verge of extinction. There is a huge amount of garbage at the bottom of the sea. Most of the seabed is dotted with it.
Despite the level of pollution, many tourists come here. The unique climate, beautiful coastline, rich history and culture attract millions of tourists to the Mediterranean every year.
Andaman Sea
This sea is one of the warmest in the world. Throughout the year, the Andaman Sea delights local residents and crowds of tourists with clear turquoise water, which never gets colder than 28 degrees. And in spring the water temperature here is even above 30 degrees.
The Andaman Sea belongs to the Indian Ocean and is called “semi-closed”.
The area of the Andaman Sea is 605 thousand square meters. The average depth is just over a thousand meters.
The salt concentration in the sea is lower compared to the Pacific Ocean. Therefore, this sea is chosen by diving fans. Also attractive is the fact that the bottom of the Andaman Sea is covered with clean white sands and healing clays.
In addition, it is in the waters of this sea that the legendary Irrawaddy dolphin lives. These dolphins are classified as cetaceans. The Irrawaddy dolphin can spray water from its mouth, which is very reminiscent of whales.
Philippine Sea
The Philippine is one of the largest seas in the world. The area of this sea is 5,726,000 square kilometers. The sea is not only large, but also deep. The maximum depth is more than 11 thousand meters.
It was in the Philippine Sea that scientists discovered the deep Mariana Trench, which still continues to amaze with its mysteries and secrets. It contains the deepest point in the world discovered by people - the Challenger Abyss.
The Philippine Sea does not have clear coastal boundaries. It is separated from the Pacific Ocean by groups of islands.
Tourists go to the Philippine Sea for exciting excursions; here divers look for sunken ships. The sea water is crystal clear, so underwater photographers are also frequent visitors.
Ridges that reach a length of about 2.5 kilometers slowly rise to the surface of the sea from the bottom. In addition, in some places you can see huge volcanoes, almost 3 kilometers high. However, due to the great depth of the sea, few emerge to the surface.
coral sea
The Coral Sea is not much smaller than the Philippine Sea. Its area is 4,068,000 square kilometers. The Coral Sea lies off the coast of Australia and New Guinea.
The name of the sea is not accidental - it is in this sea that there are a large number of coral reefs and islands. The world's largest and most famous coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, is located here.
The Great Barrier Reef is a ridge of coral reefs and islands in the Coral Sea. The reef is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, can even be seen from space, and is larger than the Great Wall of China.
The coral sea harbors a fantastic array of marine life. The attraction of these waters is the flying fish, which, jumping out of the water, travels from 20 to 400 meters in the air.
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is unique primarily for its location - it crosses several climatic zones at once: tropical, subtropical and temperate. The area of the sea is 2,300,000 square kilometers. In the Tasman Trench the depth reaches six thousand meters.
There are a large number of islands in the sea. The most famous of them is Tasmania, an island located 240 km south of Australia.
Scientists believe that Tasmania was once part of the Australian continent, but later separated. Now this is the largest territory of Australian nature reserves, because unique animals live there. The most famous animal is the Tasmanian devil.
The island of Bols Pyramid is also unique - it is a huge rock that rises almost 600 meters above sea level.
“Sea, sea... Bottomless world!” - these words from a once popular song excite our imagination with romantic pictures of seascapes with blue distances, blue skies and turquoise waves.
Which sea is the bluest?(The answer is at the very end of the post).
Somewhere in our souls our distant warm sea begins to rustle, echoing the rustling waves in summer sea fantasies...
How many oceans and seas are there on our planet?
According to the International Geographical Bureau, there are 4 oceans and 54 seas on Earth, which together form the World Ocean, which makes up two-thirds of the surface of the entire globe.
What color is the ocean?
The color of sea water in the World Ocean is far from uniform, and it is different in different parts of the Earth, that is, each sea has a unique color shade, unique to it.
What determines the color of the sea?
The color of the water changes periodically, and this depends on many factors, primarily on lighting, depth, transparency, color of the seabed, the presence of gases and the quantitative density of microorganisms inhabiting the sea, as well as on phenomena such as glow and sea blooms. In the distance, the color of the sea is close to the color of the sky. In cloudy weather it is gray, in clear weather it is blue. When the Sun sets, the bright blue sea takes on a golden hue. During waves, the sea appears whitish.
Scientists studying the depths of the sea claim that many seas got their name due to the color of the water. They believe that in the warm seas of the tropical zone the color of the water is dark blue, and even blue; in the shelf seas it is greenish, and in the muddy coastal seas it has a yellowish tint.
Why is the White Sea called white, the Black Sea black, the Red Sea red, and the Yellow Sea yellow?
The White Sea is the sacred sea of the North; it is fraught with many unsolved secrets.
The White Sea probably got its name from the color of the white snow and ice that covers it in winter. But there is another assumption, which is that the name “White” Sea received from the religious meaning of the sphere, that is, the heavenly one.
Indeed, in semantics, white is a heavenly, divine color. There is a hypothesis that the White Sea and its coast are located on the territory of a once thriving mystical civilization - Hyperborea.
The Black Sea got its name because in cloudy weather the surface of the sea darkens under black clouds. The Turkic nomads, who noticed this, gave it the name “Kara-Deniz”.
There is another plausible assumption about the origin of the name of the Black Sea. It has been known since ancient times that all objects that have been in its mysterious depths turn black. And this happens because at a depth of more than 200 meters, sea water is saturated with hydrogen sulfide, which easily forms black salts.
The Red Sea is red in color due to brown microscopic algae that periodically develop in it. But there is another version regarding the name of the Red Sea. They say that in ancient times, sailors gave the sea the name “Red” because of the color of the rocks with which it is surrounded.
There is an ancient legend related to biblical events, which tells about the difficult transition of the Jews from Egypt to Israel through the Red Sea.
Moses, who led the Jewish people, ordered the sea waters to part in the name of God. And before their eyes, the deep bottom of the sea opened up with rocks and mountain ranges, with gorges and depressions, during the passage through which a lot of people died, which was the reason for the name of the Red Sea.
The Red Sea is one of the clearest and saltiest seas. Its crystal purity is explained by the fact that not a single river flows into it, which could bring silt and sand with it and, thereby, cloud the sea waters. And although the sea is called Red, its waters have a beautiful azure color.
The Yellow Sea is so named because the clay that is abundant on the coast periodically acquires a yellowish tint.
Is it possible to determine the color of the sea?
The first device for determining the color of reservoirs was invented at the end of the 19th century by the Swiss geographer Forel, who was studying lakes. The device was somewhat inconvenient for working with sea water.
The famous German oceanographer Ule developed a water color scale, consisting of a set of twenty-two glass sealed test tubes with samples of solutions of different shades, from light aquamarine to brownish green. Ole modified the device, improved it, and now with the help of this device it is possible to determine the color of sea water.
Of course, if you take sea water into your palm, it will turn out to be transparent, having no color at all. And only in the sea or ocean does it acquire its unique shade.
Which seas have the greenest water color?
There are amazingly beautiful seas on Earth with eye-catching fairy-tale shades. These sea beauties include the Sargasso Sea.
The Sargasso Sea has a bright greenish tint due to the accumulation of green algae on its surface, which form entire islands, roads, and even fields. And the sailors who found themselves in this area of the ocean for the first time mistakenly took it for land.
One of the most vibrant tropical seas is the Caribbean Sea. Its water shines from deep turquoise to bright emerald shades.
The Sea of Azov also has a greenish tint, especially during the plankton development season. And during the storm season, the sea takes on a color from yellow-green to yellow-brown due to changes in water transparency. The sea begins to become cloudy because the bottom silt periodically becomes agitated and the river flow of turbid waters increases.
And what color shades do people for whom the sea is a place of everyday work notice in sea waters?
Those who have connected their lives with the sea see and notice the most extraordinary subtle shades in the sea and ocean waters surrounding them. After all, the sea changes with the time of day, its color depends on the seasons and weather factors. When the character of the sea changes, its color also changes. And these changes cannot be ignored.
Some of the most vivid impressions include memories of a holiday at sea. What is it about this beautiful sea element that we remember? The gentle rays of the southern sun? The soft velvet of coastal sand? The rustling whisper of the waves or the warm breath of the salty wind?..
Perhaps, among all these soul-intoxicating memorable moments, the most powerful is the color of the sea. This fantastic blue, delighting our admiring gaze, remains in our memory as an aquamarine delight, a turquoise fairy tale or an azure legend. And all the picturesque shades of the sea merge into one wonderful sea color, with which any memory of the sea is associated.
If you try to answer the question, which sea is the bluest, it is unlikely that you will come to one single true answer. After all, each sea has its own unique color from the blue range with unique shades of turquoise, aquamarine or emerald.
The bluest sea is the sea that lives in our joyful memories or sweet dreams of beauty.
And dreams certainly come true...
First-class beach holidays, the seas of the Dominican Republic, its carnival and amazing historical attractions are the main reasons for the popularity of the distant Caribbean state. By the way, the answer to the question of which sea washes the Dominican Republic is just that: the Caribbean.
Even artists get confused if you ask them about the color of the Caribbean. It is inimitable in any weather and in all seasons, and the range of its shades can be expressed in one word - delight! The rainy season in the Dominican Republic begins in mid-May and continues until the first days of autumn. The rest of the time, nothing can overshadow a beach holiday and a varied excursion program for those who were not afraid of a long flight and did not spare money to buy the tour of their dreams.
The water temperature in the Caribbean Sea in the Dominican Republic resorts ranges from +25 to +28 degrees, which makes swimming in it especially comfortable. For fans of diving, this is a real paradise and every dive is accompanied by amazing discoveries and observations. For those interested in numbers, the following facts will seem interesting:
The question of what seas are in the Dominican Republic can be answered a little differently than simply “Caribbean”. Its northern and northeastern coasts are washed by the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, which occupies the second step of the podium in terms of the size of the water surface, average depth and volume of water after the Pacific.
The main attraction of the Atlantic in the Dominican Republic is the coral reefs, which become the object of close attention of divers from all over the world. The island of Cayo Levantado, located in Samana Bay, attracts fans of a secluded beach holiday. Here you can watch many birds in their natural habitat, and in late winter see humpback whales.
