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Percentage of our oceans - around 54 million square kilometres - that remain as unaltered wilderness: pockets of mostly pristine waters, rich in biodiversity and home to many unique marine species. Most is polar, or in the southern high seas. A heartening chunk of 16m square kilometres sits in the Pacific Ocean. Little survives in coastal regions.
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Posted by Shoan Dhareshwar in Nature
Source The Economist Espresso