Huge Pacific Garbage Swirl

This dry, windless area is dominated by the Northern Pacific Gyre, a wind current that encircles an area twice the size of the continental United States. This ribbon of wind traps floating debris, mostly plastic, in a perpetual clockwise swirl. Part of this massive patch sits between Hawaii and the Mainland. It is estimated to be twice the size of Texas, and growing every day. At some points it goes 90 feet down with trash and garbage. When sailing up to this point the water disappears and you see plastic as far as the eye can see.....

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