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Why is the sea salty?

ABC Imagine This: Big ideas for little ones by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Aug 6, 20240:13:19Kids & family

More than half our planet is covered in seawater. There are about six teaspoons of salt in every litre. So, where did it all come from? Nij and the kids meet Dr Katharina Fabricius to follow the journey of salty seawater...

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Why is the sea salty? is an episode from ABC Imagine This: Big ideas for little ones by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. More than half our planet is covered in seawater. There are about six teaspoons of salt in every litre. So, where d...

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