Give five ways in which oceans, seas and coasts are significant

      

Give five ways in which oceans, seas and coasts are significant

  

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Fishing
Oceans are sources of large quantities of fish, crustaceans, sharks and whales on the continental shelves as well as the deeper seas.

Transport
Water is the cheapest means of transporting bulky goods. Oceans are used as routeways between continents.

Minerals
Oil and natural gas are extracted from rocks beneath the continental shelves.

Fresh water
Fresh water can be obtained from distillation of sea water example in Japan

Source of power
The tidal rise and fall of the sea can be used to generate electricity
Faimus answered the question on January 17, 2018 at 16:55


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