Why is carribean water so blue?

Answer 1

There is less iron in the Caribbean waters. Algae grows with iron in the water. Also, the colder water creates more iron to release into the ocean. With algae though produces more smaller fish, which in turn attracts larger fish.

Answer 2

The Water Reflects Off The Sky.

Actually, because visible light is composed of all colors the ocean water breaks the light into it's different components (think of a prism) and the blue wavelength is the most penetrating (red is the first color to be lost) it reflects back into the eyes and you see blue. The same reason the sky is blue is because of the water moisture in the atmosphere

Answer 3

The reason why Caribbean water's are so blue is because they are clean and not as polluted as other waters. this is a blessing to the earth because then we would of never known about clean water. Now don't get me wrong, there is pollution in Caribbean water but not as much as in the US.

Answer 4

Because it has a low tidal range & because sunlight penetrates often to the seabed & is reflected by the white sand.

Answer 5

Deep Ocean Water in Hawaii is consistent in quality because it has been isolated from exchanges with the atmosphere or from influences from the land for more than a thousand years

Answer 6

If you are going to the tropicals then you will see clear blue water. Since Mexico is a tropical place it has more c2o and air to make it blue, sometimes even warmer. Hope this helped (;

Answer 7

The white sand reflects better than rocks

Answer 8

It isn't.