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  2. Ocean color - Wikipedia

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    Ocean color is the branch of ocean optics that specifically studies the color of the water and information that can be gained from looking at variations in color. The color of the ocean, while mainly blue, actually varies from blue to green or even yellow, brown or red in some cases. [1]

  3. Seas with color names - Wikipedia

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    The names are: The Red Sea, White Sea, Black Sea, and Yellow Sea. Their names are given by the color of the water. Their names are given by the color of the water. Sometimes a system of color symbolism was used as the following method green or light blue for east, black or dark for north, white for west, and red for south.

  4. List of seas on Earth - Wikipedia

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    The World Ocean. For example, the Law of the Sea states that all of the World Ocean is "sea", [8] [9] [10] [b] and this is also common usage for "the sea". Any large body of water with "Sea" in the name, including lakes. River – a narrow strip of water that flows over land from a higher elevation to a lower one

  5. Ocean - Wikipedia

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    Most of the ocean is blue in color, but in some places the ocean is blue-green, green, or even yellow to brown. [65] Blue ocean color is a result of several factors. First, water preferentially absorbs red light, which means that blue light remains and is reflected back out of the water.

  6. Red Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Red Sea is between arid land, desert and semi-desert. Reef systems are better developed along the Red Sea mainly because of its greater depths and an efficient water circulation pattern. The Red Sea water mass-exchanges its water with the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden. These physical factors reduce the effect of high ...

  7. Blue Ocean Strategy - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, Blue Ocean Strategy was selected by the China Daily and the China Research Institute as one of the 40 most influential books in the History of the People's Republic of China (1949–2009) along with Adam Smith's ″The Wealth of Nations″ under the category of ″Economics and Finance.″ [19] [20] In 2010, Polish group ThinkTank ...

  8. Color of water - Wikipedia

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    The red, orange, and yellow wavelengths of light are absorbed so the remaining light seen is composed of green, cyan, and blue wavelengths. This is the main reason the ocean's color is cyan. The relative contribution of reflected skylight and the light scattered back from the depths is strongly dependent on observation angle.

  9. Maritime geography - Wikipedia

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    The blue water environment extends from the outer edge of the green-water zone to the deep ocean of the world. A blue-water navy can project its nation's power throughout the world. The blue water policy was a long-standing political philosophy in Britain in the 18th century, which sought to advance British power through use of the Royal Navy ...