The only detail is a small stream of water running through the middle of the square towards the Pacific Ocean.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

Professor Roark says knowing the age of the corals might help scientists understand earlier water conditions and ocean surface productivity.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch's effect on ocean environment.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

In Helen's first experience with the ocean, she was caught by a wave and pulled under the water.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

Charles Moore and his team at the Algalita Marine Research Foundation have spent ten years studying plastic waste and testing water from the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

The Ocean threw its water over the land with the sound of many voices.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

The earthquake displaces a large amount of water in the ocean.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

The very top of the wire drawing represents the only part of the ocean landscape that can be seen on the surface of the water: It is Bouvet Island, one of the most isolated islands in the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

The Okefenokee seems primeval. It was formed when waters from an ancient ocean receded and a mammoth sandbar blocked most of the water flow to the sea.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

This stretch of coastline southwest of Pago Pago was one of the hardest hit by the tsunami, when the usually peaceful ocean sent walls of water crashing into beachside homes.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

Leone was hit hard by the tsunami. Last Tuesday, the usually peaceful ocean surged into a mountain of water that swept through the scenic seaside village, on the southwest side of the main island.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04