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Ocean – the four to seven largest named bodies of water in the World Ocean, all of which have "Ocean" in the name (see: Borders of the oceans for details). Sea has several definitions: [a] A division of an ocean, delineated by landforms, [6] currents (e.g., Sargasso Sea), or specific latitude or longitude boundaries. This includes but is not ...
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth. [8] In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. [9] The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic.
"The Seven Seas" is a figurative term for all the seas of the known world. [1] The phrase is used in reference to sailors and pirates in the arts and popular culture and can be associated with the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Seven Seas east of Africa and India (as told with Sinbad's seven journeys, and Captain Kidd), or is sometimes applied to the Caribbean Sea and seas around the Americas ...
The borders of the Arctic Ocean, according to the CIA World Factbook [6] (blue area), and as defined by the IHO (black outline – excluding marginal waterbodies) The Arctic Ocean covers much of the Arctic and washes upon Northern America and Eurasia. It is sometimes considered a sea or estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. [7] [8]
World Ocean: ocean: Worldwide [27] 3.50+ Lake Eyre: endorheic lake: Australia [28] [n 1] 3.40: Lough Hyne: marine lake: Republic of Ireland [29] 2.80–3.20: Beaufort Sea: marginal sea: North of Alaska and Canada [30] 2.20: Sea of Marmara: mediterranean sea: Between the Balkan Peninsula and the Anatolian peninsula [31] 3.17: Chilika Lake ...
It is a world filled with equal parts beauty and mystery. Every day, we uncover something new about life under the sea. Here are some things you may not know about our very own oceans.
Surface currents only affect the top few hundred metres of the sea, but there are also large-scale flows in the ocean depths caused by the movement of deep water masses. A main deep ocean current flows through all the world's oceans and is known as the thermohaline circulation or global conveyor belt.
Scientists pay close attention to marine heat waves because the world’s oceans are crucial for the planet's ability to store heat. Studies have found that Earth’s oceans have absorbed about 90 ...