Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-05-11 15:30:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6452799C95ACD715854B968F991C2D9A8EF31435ACF307C017359FABE9CDB2D0
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Original Note:
Misleading: The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans mix freely, as no physical barrier separates them. The video shows a halocline—a thin layer where salinity changes rapidly due to the meeting of water masses with different salt levels. https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/is-it-true-that-the-pacific-and-atlantic-oceans-dont-mix https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/do-the-pacific-ocean-and-the-atlantic-ocean-mix https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halocline
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