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-THE BORACAY ISLAND LIFE-

Earth is basically an ocean with a few islands we call continents.

Earth spans roughly 197 million square miles (510 million square kilometers), but only 29% of that is land. The other 71%? Ocean – vast, deep, and largely untouched.

Of that watery majority, about 60% of Earth’s total surface is open ocean: remote, deep-sea regions far from shore and human activity. Coastal oceans, the shallower waters hugging continents, make up just 11%. Despite their small footprint, these zones are ecological powerhouses – rich in marine life, critical to global fisheries, and key to nutrient cycling.

And then there are the blue carbon ecosystems: mangroves, seagrasses, and salt marshes. These coastal habitats cover less than 1% of the planet’s surface, yet they lock away carbon more efficiently than tropical rainforests.

On land – the mere 29% we live on – space is just as limited.

Forests cover 8% of Earth’s surface, playing a vital role in absorbing CO₂ and sheltering wildlife. Pasturelands account for 7%, and croplands, which feed the entire human population, take up just 3%. Antarctica’s frozen continent occupies another 3%, while the remaining 8% includes deserts, mountains, urban areas, and everything in between.

It’s a humbling perspective: the ground we live, build, and grow on is just a sliver of the planet. Most of Earth lies hidden beneath the waves – still largely unexplored and unknown.

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