Arctic Ocean
the smallest of the world’s five principal oceans, located north of North America, Asia, and the Arctic Circle, with its deepest section within the Greenland Sea. 6,007,000 square miles (15,558,000 square kilometers).
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How to use Arctic Ocean in a sentence
New research suggests the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free by 2015, with devastating consequences for the world.
The End of the Arctic? Ocean Could be Ice Free by 2015 | Mark Hertsgaard | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe emissions of frozen CO2 and the tundra around the Arctic Ocean have already begun as it thaws.
The last trail, less traveled than the others, led away toward the Arctic Ocean.
On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. SnellThe man, so the radio-compass had said, had taken the trail which led straight away toward the Arctic Ocean.
On the Yukon Trail | Roy J. SnellIt is studded by innumerable islets, receives several streams, and is connected by the Patsjoki with the Arctic Ocean.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
It extends south to China, and submerges north into the Arctic Ocean.
Does it not seem as if long billows of earth roll down toward the Arctic Ocean, where they rest benumbed by the eternal cold?
The Story of Russia | R. Van Bergen, M.A.
British Dictionary definitions for Arctic Ocean
the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Arctic Ocean
The cold, ice-covered waters surrounding the North Pole, located entirely within the Arctic Circle. It contains the northernmost islands of Canada, Norway, and Russia.
Notes for Arctic Ocean
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