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National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal, You Navigate WebsiteNational Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal, You Navigate Website
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Smithsonian Institution
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National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Portal, You Navigate

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Delight in the fresh colors, sights, and sounds on this dynamic site on the ocean. Major categories consist of Ocean Life & Ecosystems, The Ocean Over Time, Ocean Science, and The Ocean and You. New information on sharks, a slideshow on What Lives in the Sea?, ocean news, videos, and steps to healthier oceans are just a fraction of the information stored here. Site constantly updates with new articles concerning the ocean and its teeming life.

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coral reefs, oceans, sharks

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healthy oceans, ocean ecosystems, ocean life, ocean science, smithsonian, smithsonian institute

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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