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What do you get when the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) team up to create an exhibit about the ocean? Our breathtaking new Sant Ocean Hall!

 

Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water Our World

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Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World is the companion volume to the Sant Ocean Hall.  Gifted science writer Deborah Cramer reveals the myriad ways the sea is essential to all of us, wherever we live.

 

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Fun Fact
Giant Clams (Tridacna gigas) are the world's largest bivalve species. Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, giant clams reach 136-227kg (300-500 lbs).
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