The ocean is blue because it reflects the sky's blue colour.

To see why the sky is blue click here.

You will also notice that on a cloudy day when the sky is grey, the ocean is grey too (it reflects the sky).

When the ocean looks blue-green it is owing to high concentrations of plankton.

why-is-the-sky-blue.org


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