News Main Animals Archaeology Dinosaurs Earth History Human Animal Space Tech   NOAA |   Ocean Deserts The black areas in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are the least productive, "desert" regions. These barren areas are found in roughly 20 percent of the world's oceans and are within subtropical gyres -- the swirling expanses of water on either side of the equator. | Discovery News Video   « back to article

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