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Bookmark or Share- Ocean | Definition, Distribution, Map, Formation, & Facts | BritannicaOcean, 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).
- How many oceans are there? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceHistorically, 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.
- What are the 5 Oceans of the World? - Earth HowToday, we list the top 5 largest oceans in the world and the evolution of 5 oceans on Earth. 1. Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean covering more than 30% of the Earth. This is close to half of the water on Earth. It touches the west coast border of the Americas along with East Asia and Australia.
- How Many Oceans Are There? - HowStuffWorksHumans have gotten into the habit of separating the one big, continuous, mysterious body of water that covers the globe into sectors that we call oceans. Historically, there were just four oceans, but we now recognize five different oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian and Southern Oceans.
- Ocean - WikipediaThe following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic. [10][11] The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water [8] and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere and is thereby essential to life on Earth.
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