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Sea level is about 20 cm higher on the Pacific side than the Atlantic due to the water being less dense on average on the Pacific side and due to the prevailing weather and ocean conditions. Such sea level differences are common across many short sections of land dividing ocean basins.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agothe Pacific Ocean is not higher, the Atlantic is.
i know it has something to do with the mariana trench.
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∙ 15y agoThe pacific is the biggest ocean making it the deepest too.
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Is the level of the water in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean different through the Panama Canal?
Yes it is different because if it goes to another ocean then the water level will drop. No, the previous posted answer is incorrect. Ocean water level is the same anywhere. Sea level on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are the same.
List the bodies of water that surround south America?
The Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean border South America.
Is the Caribbean sea in the Atlantic or pacific ocean?
Panama Canal :)
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Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico.
What does ''sea to shining sea'' mean?
From the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The lowest point in the state of Hawaii?
The lowest point in Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean at sea level. what the heck!
Which Sea touch North America?
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the sea and the ocean that are connected by the panama canal?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceansPacific & Atlantic Oceans
What sea touches US?
Bering Sea and Beaufort Sea
What three bodies of waters border south America?
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean are located on the east and west of South America. The Caribbean Sea is located to the north of South America.
Chronological order of formation of different oceans?
atlantic ocean,indian ocean,pacific ocen,meditaranian sea
The Panama Canal connects what bodies of water?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
