caribbean blue

[katarina]

I was always Told that the colour of the sea was governed by the colour of the sky - yet the sea in the Caribbean is always turquoise, even when it is dark and overcast above. all you scientific minds out there - why?
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[Saveman]

to do with the temp of the water?

[Geo]

Filters on the cameras used to take the picture? More phytoplankton in the water?

[AfternoonDelight]

It's to do with the depth of the water and the matter it holds in solution.... :Razz