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Mariulka [41]
3 years ago
15

Why is the Great Garbage Patch known as “Trash Vortex”.

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1 answer:
elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

because the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean.

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