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The Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, is a key trade artery through which around a fifth of the world’s oil passes, carried by about 3,000 ships sailing through the corridor each month.
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, providing the only route to the open ocean for supertankers carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Iran, and others.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
In the open ocean, there are few landmarks to verify a ship’s position if GPS behaves strangely.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
During Ocean Week, each grade level explores a different marine habitat, building ocean literacy across ponds, the seashore, sandy beaches, wetlands, kelp forest and the open ocean.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, providing the only route to the open ocean for supertankers carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Iran, and others.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
In the open ocean, there are few landmarks to verify a ship’s position if GPS behaves strangely.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
During Ocean Week, each grade level explores a different marine habitat, building ocean literacy across ponds, the seashore, sandy beaches, wetlands, kelp forest and the open ocean.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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