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The word « ocean » comes from the figure in classical antiquity, Oceanus, the elder of the Titans in classical Greek mythology, believed by the ancient Greeks and Romans to be the divine personification of the sea, an enormous river encircling the world. Although many people believe that the oceans are blue because the water reflects the blue sky, this is actually not true. Water has a very slight blue color that can only be seen when there is a lot of water. However, the main cause of the blue or blue/green color of the oceans is that water absorbs the red part of the incoming light, and reflects the green and blue part of the light. We then see the reflected light as the color of water.

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Located in the sunny town of Umhlanga Rocks near Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, uMhlanga Sands Resort is the ideal family getaway with a pathway from the resort leading directly onto the Umhlanga main beach. Beautiful ocean views, great amenities and easy access to the beachfront promenade, ensure that guests enjoy an unforgettable South African beach holiday. Child-friendly, with bright, cheerful styling, the resort is the perfect antidote to stress, with year-round subtropical weather, kids activities and an abundance of local attractions.

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Indian Ocean, a body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, geologically youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans. It stretches for more than 10,000 km between the southern tips of Africa and Australia and, without its marginal seas, has an area of about 73,440,000 square km. The Indian Ocean’s average depth is 3,960 meters, and its deepest point, in the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench off the southern coast of the island of Indonesia, is 7,450 meters.

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