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Contaminated

The Indian Ocean garbage patch, discovered in 2010, is a gyre of marine litter suspended in the upper water column of the central Indian Ocean, specifically the Indian Ocean Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The patch does not appear as a continuous debris field. As with other patches in each of the five oceanic gyres, the plastics in it break down to ever smaller particles, and to constituent polymers. As with the other patches, the field constitutes an elevated level of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris; primarily particles that are invisible to the naked eye.

Contaminated

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Fizzy

The sound of the sea is one of the most evocative natural noises – and one of the most mysterious. New research helps to explain why breaking waves sound as they do. The quality of the sound depends on the size of the air bubbles that are formed as the wave breaks. The size of these bubbles also determines the way that air is mixed into the ocean and water into the atmosphere – two processes that have a profound influence on climate.

Fizzy

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Panoramic

With an almost all year round summer, along the shores of KwaZulu Natal’s East coast, uMhlanga Sands Resort is the perfect self-catering seafront accommodation in for the whole family. uMhlanga Sands Resort is perched right on the uMhlanga beachfront with breathtaking panoramic views overlooking the warm Indian Ocean. All 237 units, of this family favourite tropical lifestyle resort, are sea-facing. A Scenic promenade runs in front of the resort and is only a short walk to the delightful village of uMhlanga Rocks. uMhlanga sands is a family destination unrivalled on the KwaZulu Natal coast. Possibly the most sought after timeshare exchange destination in South Africa, it offers a huge variety of facilities and activities for the whole family.

Panoramic

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