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The oceans are one of the three unique features of planet Earth, along with plate tectonics and the protective atmosphere covering the planet. The oceans are a key part of our lives and have excited the human mind for a long time. A better understanding of the oceans and their resources is necessary to maintain the delicate ecological balance in the ocean. The oceans are a storehouse of living and non-living resources, and have features at the seabed that have not been explored hitherto.
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