Wonderful View Where Atlantic Ocean Meets The Pacific Ocean But Never Mix. The Straights Of Juan Del

Wonderful View where Atlantic Ocean meets the Pacific Ocean but never mix. The Straights of Juan del Fuego, at the tip of South America, (South of Argentina and Chili) is where the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean meet without much mixing.

Did you know that the two oceans do not mix totally.•°? Watch the Picture that shows it to you. Why do these waters not mix.•°? Because there is a huge difference in salinity between the Clear water of the Pacific Ocean, that comes from melting south polar glaciers, is cool and low in salt, while the water from the Atlantic Ocean has a high salt concentration.

The two oceans have different densities, which makes for high osmotic pressure, almost impossible to mix. Also, it should be noted that during stormy conditions, mostly in winter (summer in the northern atmosphere) there can be as much as a 6 foot difference between the two oceans.