Congress commissioned 14 official copies of the Bill of Rightsâone for the federal government and one for each of the original 13 states, which President George Washington dispatched to the states to consider for ratification. Today, most of these original copies reside at the archives of their respective states.
ocean in Science Expand. The continuous body of salt water that covers 72 percent of the Earth's surface. The average salinity of ocean water is approximately three percent. The deepest known area of the ocean, at 11,034 m (36,192 ft) is the Mariana Trench, located in the western Pacific Ocean. Any of the principal divisions of this body of water, including the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans.
marine-native to or inhabiting the sea; marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales. aquatic-operating or living or growing in water; boats are aquatic vehicles; water lilies are aquatic plants; fish are aquatic animals.