The Caribbean sea is so clear and blue because has little presence of plankton or other substances and it's relatively shallow so most of the light is reflected. As a result, we see beautiful clear blue water. Water gets its color from the interaction of sunlight with water and the substances in the water.
Why does Hawaii have good water?
The lens-shaped body of fresh water that exists within Oahu's porous volcanic rock is called an aquifer, or fresh water lens. This water is among the cleanest anywhere, having been purified through years of percolating downward through soil and volcanic rock.
Why is the water so clear in Hawaii?
Why is Pacific ocean so blue?
The ocean acts like a sunlight filter.The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see.
Why is Hawaii’s water so blue?
Hawaii's ocean water is nutrient deficient. This is common in tropical areas with warm surface water temperatures. A lack of nutrients means there are fewer phytoplankton and algae in Hawaii's water, which makes it more blue.