Pacific and Atlantic, Atlantic and Pacific; these two oceans are one of the same but completely different all at the same time. There are major differences in the temperature, life they contain, and scenery around them (at least in the United States).
The most noticeable difference of the two oceans is the temperature difference, in the ocean and out of it. If you travel to California and go to the beach, the temperature of the air is at least ten degrees cooler than the air that is farther inland. This is because of something in meteorology and the fact that there is a breeze that hits some mountains and so on. Obviously I’m not a meteorologist, so if you want the answer you should really ask one. The ocean water is also completely freezing. I would guess that the water in the Pacific Ocean is at least twenty degrees cooler than the water in the Atlantic Ocean. Again, this has some meteorological back story that I am just not familiar with and that is what Google is for.
The changes in water temperature actually affect the animal and plant life in the two oceans. Obviously being a warmer ocean, the Atlantic has a lot more tropical fish and such. This is where you would find coral reefs, sting rays, crabs, dolphins, etc. The Pacific has animals like sharks, eels, sea lions and other seals.
What I have noticed, at least in the United States, is that the scenery around each of these oceans is completely different as well. Take California and Florida as an example; California is filled with overpopulated and scrunched cities and Florida has got more spread out, and low-level buildings. To put the geography in perspective, the Atlantic touches the US East coast and the West of Europe and Africa. The Pacific touches the US West coast and East Asia and countries close to Japan.
If you look at a world map, you can obviously see that these oceans are connected. But, if you were to go and see these oceans first-hand, you would see how different they really are. (357)
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