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Question by  Philip (15)

What are the four oceans?

 
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Answer by  nuttree (1596)

Most geographers recognize five oceans, not four: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern. The Southern ocean is an extension of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans south of the continents.

 
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Answer by  sylsia (510)

The four oceans that have been recognized for years are the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean , and the Indian Ocean. In the year 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization established a fifth ocean called the Southern Ocean that is in the area immediately surrounding Antarctica. Some of the Arctic and Southern Oceans are frozen.

 
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