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Physical oceanography, or marine physics, studies the ocean's physical attributes including temperature-salinity structure, mixing, surface waves, internal waves, surface tides, internal tides, and currents.
Home Ocean Oceanography Geography of the Sea. Coral Reefs. Another fascinating feature of the ocean that is part of the topography are coral reefs. Coral reefs are found in the sea around the equator all around the world, but they are not formed by geologic processes.