What parts of the world do we see salinity readings greater than 36 parts per thousand?

Question

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Answer 1

Hi there!

Most of the ocean has salinity of about 34-36 ppt (parts per thousand, as in 34-36 ppt salt out of 1000 g water). There are areas of the world where there are high winds and low rainfall or river inflow around salty bodies of water, such as the North and South Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Sea.

Another area where there the water can be extra salty could be in Antarctica, right at the ice, even though much of the waters around Antarctica are of the typical salinity of 35 ppt. It's harder for salt water to freeze due to the salt, but when sea water freezes, the ice rejects the salt (due to easier energy and heat flow). That salt of course remains in the liquid water nearby while the water freezes and could greatly increase the salinity in that brine.

Hope this helps! You can look up this information further online. Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Answer 2

Not sure how specific of an answer you are looking for but brine or hypersaline are those over 40 parts per thousand. The average salinity of the ocean's in the world tends to be around 35 parts per thousand so I believe you are looking for brine/hypersaline conditions these can be found in sea floor lakes or brine pools which are at the ocean basins. Please let me know if this is not the type of answer you were looking for or if you have any further questions.