National Ocean Month: 10 Ocean Field Sites You’ve Got to “Sea” to Believe

USGS: National Ocean Month: 10 Ocean Field Sites You’ve Got to “Sea” to Believe

The ocean is a beautiful, dynamic, and sometimes dangerous place. Unsurprisingly, this is probably why a lot of USGS researchers spend their entire careers studying it. In celebration of National Ocean Month (June), we thought it would be a good time to dive in and feature ten ocean field sites you’ve got to “sea” to believe.

USCIS 100:92.  Name one state that borders Canada.
0:34 Juan de Fuca Canyon, Washington State

USCIS 100:91.  Name one U.S. territory. 
1:19 Vailulu'u seamount, American Samoa

USCIS 100:90.  What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
2:03 Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

USCIS 100:91.  Name (another) U.S. territory. 
2:41 Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin Islands

USCIS 100:89.  What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
3:20 Escanaba Trough, California

USCIS 100:64.  There were 13 original states.  Name three.

4:01 Chesapeake Bay Crater

4:42 Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts

5:19 Norfolk Canyon, Virginia

USCIS N-400 Part 12:50.  If the law requires it, are you willing to perform work of national importance under civilian direction (Give an example of a national emergency.)
5:56 Dangerous Passage, Alaska

USCIS 100:88.  Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. 6:38 Continental Slope, Northern Gulf of Mexico