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Nov 17, 2023 · Historically, there were just four oceans, but we now recognize five different oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian and Southern Oceans. The Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans freeze together around Antarctica.
- Amanda Briney
- Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean at 60,060,700 square miles (155,557,000 sq km). According to the CIA World Factbook, it covers 28 percent of the Earth and is equal in size to nearly all of the land area on the Earth.
- Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second-largest ocean with an area of 29,637,900 square miles (76,762,000 sq. km). It is located between Africa, Europe, and the Southern Ocean in the Western Hemisphere.
- Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the world's third-largest ocean and it has an area of 26,469,900 square miles (68,566,000 sq km). It is located between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia.
- Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean is the world's newest and fourth-largest ocean. In the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization decided to delimit a fifth ocean.
- The Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest Ocean on Earth. It is located along the western coast of the United States and stretches to Southeast Asia, the eastern side of Australia, and the west coast of South America.
- The Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic is the second-largest ocean on our planet and takes its name from Greek mythology: it is the “Sea of Atlas”, a Titan condemned to hold Earth on his shoulders for eternity.
- The Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean on the planet. It goes from Africa in the west, to the Southern Ocean, southern Asia in the north and Australia to the east.
- The Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean comes fourth in terms of dimensions and covers approximately one-sixteenth of Earth’s ocean area. This Ocean started to be recognized and accepted only in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization.
Just how many oceans does our planet have? Historically, many maps and textbooks have presented a four-ocean model: the Pacific , the Atlantic , the Indian , and the Arctic . The first three are the major ones, while the Arctic Ocean tends to be less prominent in people’s minds.
- John P. Rafferty
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Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries - including the United States - now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean.
Oct 19, 2023 · The ocean is a huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface. The planet has one global ocean, though oceanographers and the countries of the world have traditionally divided it into four distinct regions: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans.
Ocean, continuous body of salt water held in enormous basins on Earth’s surface. There is one ‘world ocean,’ but researchers often separate it into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. Covering nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, the oceans have an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet).
