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What percentage of the ocean remains unexplored by humans?
Answer
95%
Approximately 95% of Earth's oceans remain unexplored. We know more about the surface of the moon than we know about our own ocean floors. The extreme pressure, darkness, and vast distances make deep-sea exploration extraordinarily challenging and expensive, leaving most marine ecosystems undiscovered.
💡 Did you know?
More people have been to space than have visited the deepest parts of the ocean; the ocean floor contains more mountains than any continent.
Other options people guess
- 45%
- 65%
- 85%
Topics
- oceans
- exploration
- earth science
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