FACTOID # 160: Of all the nations of the world, China has the most people. But there are 71 nations that are more crowded.
 
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Encyclopedia > Water mass

An oceanographic water mass is an identifiable body of water which has physical properties distinct from surrounding water. Properties include temperature, salinity, chemical - isotopic ratios, and other physical quantities.


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Tsunami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4622 words)
The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004.
Waves are formed as the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity and radiate across the ocean like ripples on a pond.
Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area.
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