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a circular current, the North Atlantic Gyre.[4](p90) Seas are generally larger than lakes and contain salt water, but
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Seawater[edit]
Main article: Seawater
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The water in the sea was thought to come from the Earth's volcanoes, starting 4 billion years ago, released by
degassing from molten rock.[4](pp24–25) More recent work suggests much of the Earth's water may come
from comets.[22] A characteristic of seawater is that it is salty. Salinity is usually measured in parts per thousand
(‰ or per mil), and the open ocean has about 35 grams (1.2 oz) solids per litre, a salinity of 35 ‰. The
Mediterranean Sea is slightly higher at 38 ‰,[23] while the salinity of the northern Red Sea can reach 41‰. [24] In
contrast, some landlocked hypersaline lakes have a much higher salinity, for example the Dead Sea has 300
grams (11 oz) dissolved solids per litre (300 ‰).description
This is for
Concentration (‰) % of total salts
desciptionSolute
Chloride 19.3 55
Although the amount of salt in the ocean remains relatively constant within the scale of millions of years,
various factors affect the salinity of a body of water.[28] Evaporation and by-product of ice formation (known as
"brine rejection") increase salinity, whereas precipitation, sea ice melt, and runoff from land reduce it.
[28]
The Baltic Sea, for example, has many rivers flowing into it, and thus the sea could be considered
as brackish.[29] Meanwhile, the Red Sea is very salty due to its high evaporation rate. [30]
Sea temperature depends on the amount of solar radiation falling o