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ocean: Oceanography Dictionary - ocean

Definition and meaning of ocean:

ocean - the salt water surrounding the great land masses, and divided by the land masses into several distinct portions, each of which is called an ocean; the entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. There are five oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic (Southern Ocean)

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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ocean: Oceanography Dictionary - ocean

Definition and meaning of ocean:

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The meaning of ocean is an excerpt from the Coral Reef Information System, part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US Coral Reef Task Force manages CoRIS:

"NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's Coral Reef Initiative Program."

Visit the website here: http://www.coris.noaa.gov

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