In honour of World Oceans Day on June 8, here we explore Featured Pictures of the world's oceans on Wikimedia Commons.
- View of the Seal Rocks at the north end of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California, USA.
- Trindade is a volcanic island over 1000km off the coast of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo. It constitutes an archipelago with Martim Vaz and is part of the municipality of Vitória.
- Ponta de São Lourenço, the easternmost point of the island of Madeira in Portugal. It is inside the town of Caniçal and forms a part of the municipality of Machico. Heading north north east.
- Every day, around noon, when the tide is low, women head to the dry lagoon at Jambiani to take care of the seaweed farm.
- Cape Purakkari, the northernmost point in mainland Estonia, at the end of October. Weather was very windy (up to 20 m/s), water level was high and sun had just set down moments ago. There are glacial boulders in the picture. Long exposure makes the waves look like mist.
- North beach from Willinga Point in the township of Bawley Point, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. This high-resolution panorama was stitched from multiple exposures.
- Pärispea Peninsula, Lahemaa National Park. The are glacial boulders in the picture are commonly found in the northern coast of Estonia.
- The Bell in Chersonesos, Crimea, Ukraine. This bell is an 18th century historical monument in Ukraine and was originally used to warn ships away from the foggy shore.
- Promenade pier of Sopot, Poland.
- Sanderlings (Calidris alba) at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California, USA.
- A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) walking on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, California, USA at low tide against the sun.
- Sea caves at Cape Greco National Park, Cyprus.
- A beachcomber is touching a dead whale washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. The marks of great white sharks bites are seen at the rear of the whale.
- Twelve Apostles at Port Campbell National Park, Princetown, Victoria, Australia.
- Impression of the Caribbean Sea. Shutter speed of >20s in daylight achieved by using a 3.0 ND filter.
- Long Spit, Sea of Azov, Yeisk district, Krasnodar region, Russia.
- Island Archway on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Taken as a 6 segment panorama showing the surrounding coastline.
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