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An object floats in water if it can displace a volume of water that is equal to its mass. The denser the water is the less volume is needed for the same mass, and so the higher the object will float.

This is the reason for the invention of the Plimsoll Line on the sides of ships - it shows how the ship will float in different waters which have different densities due to saltiness and temperature, and so indicates a safe loading limit.

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