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scrag · 04-20-07, 04:18 PM

The Pacific has a greener tint to it. I have spent my career on a number of Oceans (or under it lol) - The Atlantic has a decided blue tint to it. If I remember right it is due to a type of Plankton that occurs in the Pacific.

04-20-07, 04:18 PM	#6
scrag Medic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posts: 161 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Spent Time on a lot of "Ponds" The Pacific has a greener tint to it. I have spent my career on a number of Oceans (or under it lol) - The Atlantic has a decided blue tint to it. If I remember right it is due to a type of Plankton that occurs in the Pacific.