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And the open ocean seas will be in the 3-to-4 foot range.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The tsunami radiated outward across the Pacific, racing across the open ocean as fast as an airplane and eventually surging onto the shore, reaching heights exceeding 55 feet (17 meters).
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Imagine crossing thousands of miles of open ocean — no rest stops, no landmarks — and somehow colonizing a remote archipelago to start entirely new lineages.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
In the surface waters of the open ocean, plankton can absorb oil compounds, compromising their ability to photosynthesize and produce oxygen.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The tsunami radiated outward across the Pacific, racing across the open ocean as fast as an airplane and eventually surging onto the shore, reaching heights exceeding 55 feet (17 meters).
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Imagine crossing thousands of miles of open ocean — no rest stops, no landmarks — and somehow colonizing a remote archipelago to start entirely new lineages.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
In the surface waters of the open ocean, plankton can absorb oil compounds, compromising their ability to photosynthesize and produce oxygen.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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