![]() NormanEinstein, Norwegian Sea map, Added red circle by Jason, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 3. Show_ryu, Pyrosoma atlanticum, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 7. Walter Baxter, The Corryvreckan Whirlpool – geograph-2404815-by-Walter-Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0 , 8. Brocken Inaglory, Pufferfish, CC BY-SA 3.0 9. NormanEinstein, Baltic Sea map, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 10. jpatokal, Yonaguni Ruins Scuba, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 13. Bioluminescent_dinoflagellates.jpg: catalano82 derivative work: Yikrazuul (talk), Bioluminescent dinoflagellates 2, CC BY 2.0 , 15. University of Aberdeen, Lemon-shark-at-the-Oregon-Coast-Aquarim1, CC BY-SA 4.0, 16. Brocken Inaglory, Sea foam at Ocean Beach in San Francisco -1 on 3-25-11, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 23. Bioluminescence: Bioluminescence is the light produced by marine creatures as a defence mechanism. Milky Sea Phenomenon: Milky Sea refers to the unique milky glow of the waters of the Indian Ocean. Because of the uneven inversion, light is refracted in strange ways, creating multiple segmented reflections of the original image, with some sections towering. ![]() JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, LOWER LEVEL AQUARIUM, ATLANTIS HOTEL, NASSAU, CC BY-SA 3.0 , 24. Top 10 Amazing Ocean Mysteries and Phenomena 1. Scientists initially speculated that it was a 36-foot-long carcass of a shark, but it had paws instead of fins, which has still left researchers confused.Photo: feature: shutterstock, 25. This crazy phenomenon occurs as the sun starts wishing adieu to the horizon. Yes, you heard right Spreading around 666sqkm, this forest has rocky outgrowths in the form of knives and is a major attraction of Madagascar. The Stronsay Beastīack in 1808, a strange carcass washed up on the shores of Stronsay. On a visit to this land of wonders, you will witness one of the crazy phenomenon forest of knives. The Phantom Island of Bermejaīermeja was found on several maps and charts throughout the 16th century, but when surveyors went out to explore the area in 2009, the island had mysteriously vanished and so was named the Phantom Island. It’s an area where large methane deposits cause gas explosions and planes disappear forever. It is one of the twelve vortexes above the Bermuda Triangle. This snake-like creature is the longest bony fish on Earth, and can grow up to 56 feet and weigh 600 pounds. Scientists are still not sure if these were man-made or natural. These strange structures in the water off the coast of Japan, nicknamed “Japan’s Atlantis,” have baffled scientists. This creature has the ability to revert to a polyp stage when threatened with starvation or injury, earning it the nickname “immortal jellyfish”. Scientist today think that squids have the potential to grow huge, but still not as big as the legendary Kraken. Legend has it that the it was as tall as the top of a ship's main mast and that it would capsize a ship by wrapping its tentacles around the hull and crushing it. In 1870, a giant squid washed up in New Zealand. ![]() In 1945, an entire squadron of US torpedo bombers vanished 5. The area is known for the unexplained disappearances of ships and planes. The triangular shape of around 500,000 square miles of ocean between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most baffling ocean mysteries. Some scientist think that they could have just seen a whale, but how can a whale look thin and scaly like a snake? 4. ![]() The HMS Daedalus' Sea Serpentīack in 1848, the crew aboard a ship named HMS Daedalus, a Royal Navy warship claim to have witnessed be a giant, 100-foot-long snake with a dragon's head swim near their boat. The sound, which is believed to originate from from the middle of the ocean is so loud that many say it could be a sea monster that no one has seen yet. Bloop soundĪ “bloop” sound recorded in the South Pacific in 1997 is one of the strangest noises to have ever been recorded. While some think that it’s some kind of secret war weaponry, others believe it could be a clue left behind by aliens. In 2011, explorers found an oval-shaped object with strange markings on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Here are some that are sure to keep you puzzled. Research has also revealed some baffling secrets from the waters we have already explored. If youre ever at sea and find yourself surrounded by a strange blue glow, take comfort that youre not alone in being confused. In fact, as of last year, scientists believed that more than 80 per cent of our ocean is unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored. The world under the ocean is steeped in mystery and wonder. Once considered mythical and lacking hard evidence, rogue waves are now proven to exist and are known to be natural ocean phenomena. ![]()
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