Oceanography Articles, Information, News and Facts

Deepest Part of the Ocean The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in the ocean.

What Causes a Tsunami? Learn how plate motions trigger earthquakes and tsunamis.

Geology Tools - Hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.

Arctic Ocean Seafloor Map The ridges, basins, shelves and rifts defining the Arctic seafloor.

Deepest Volcano Erupting 4000 feet below the Pacific\'s surface.

Sand is a diverse material. This gallery includes photos of sand from around the world.

A Gallery of Sand Sand from around the world photographed by Dr. Gary Greenberg.

Atlantic Ocean Tsunamis Rare events that can cause damage and threaten millions of people.

Pacific Ocean Tsunamis Surrounded by plate boundaries, that can produce tsunami.

Who Owns The Arctic? USGS estimates that 25% of all new oil & gas will be found in the Arctic.

The Northwest Passage can now being used in summer and fall for commercial shipping.

Indian Ocean Tsunamis Deadly tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and volcanoes.

Arctic Ocean Map A physical map of the Arctic Ocean.

Loihi Seamount is a submarine volcano that could become an island in the Hawaiian Chain.

Teaching Plate Tectonics with easy-to-draw illustrations. Students love to draw.

Bathyscaphe Trieste Diving to the deepest part of the ocean in 1960.