Ocean (from Okeanos, Greek for river, the ancient Greeks noticed that a strong current flowed off Gibraltar, and assumed it was a great river); covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth, and nearly half of the world's marine waters are over 3000 m deep. This global, interconnected body of salt water, called the World Ocean, is divided by the continents and archipelagos into the following four bodies, from the largest to the smallest: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean, and, according to some authorities such as International Hydrographic Organizati ...

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• Ocean - Origins
• Ocean - Exploration
• Ocean - Climate
• Ocean - Ecology
• Ocean - Economy
• Ocean - Ancient oceans
• Ocean - Ocean rowing
• Ocean - Extraterrestrial oceans

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Ocean, Ocean - Origins, Ocean - Exploration, Ocean - Climate, Ocean - Ecology, Ocean - Economy, Ocean - Ancient oceans, Ocean - Ocean rowing, Ocean - Extraterrestrial oceans

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Earth is the only known planet with liquid water on its surface, and is certainly the only such in our own solar system. However, liquid water is thought to be present under the surface of several natural satellites, particularly the Galilean moons of Europa, and, with less certainty, its fellows Callisto and Ganymede. Other icy moons may have once had internal oceans that have now frozen, such as Triton. The planets Uranus and Neptune may also possess large oceans of liquid water under their thick atmospheres, though their intern ...

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An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans. Ocean current - Description. Ocean currents can flow for thousands of kilometers. They are very important in determining the climates of the continents, especially those regions bordering on the ocean. Perhaps the most striking example is the Gulf Stream, which makes northwest Europe much more temperate than any other region at the same latitude. Another example is the Hawa ...

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• Ocean current - Description
• Ocean current - Reasons for currents
• Ocean current - Significance to man and sea life
• Ocean current - El Niño and La Nina
• Ocean current - Important currents:
• Ocean current - Arctic Ocean
• Ocean current - Atlantic Ocean
• Ocean current - Pacific Ocean
• Ocean current - Indian Ocean
• Ocean current - Southern Ocean

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The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic and South Atlantic by equatorial counter currents at about 8° north latitude. Bounded by the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east, the Atlantic is linked to the Pacific Ocean by the Arctic Ocean on the north and th ...

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• Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom
• Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics
• Atlantic Ocean - Climate
• Atlantic Ocean - History and economy
• Atlantic Ocean - Terrain
• Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards
• Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues
• Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography
• Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours
• Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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World Ocean Day began on 8 June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. However, it is not an officially recognized secular holiday by the United Nations as of yet. World Ocean Day is an opportunity every year to honor the oceans and products they provide, such as seafood, as well as marine lives themselves for aquariums and pets. The oceans also provide sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of marine lives have resulted in drasti ...

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The Arctic Ocean, located mostly in the north polar region, is the smallest of the world's five oceans, and the shallowest. Even though IHO recognizes it as an ocean, oceanographers may call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea or simply the Arctic Sea, classifying it as one of the mediterranean seas of the Atlantic Ocean. Arctic Ocean - Geography. The Arctic Ocean occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an area of about 14,090,000 km² (5,440,000 mi²), slightly less than 1.5 times the size o ...

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• Arctic Ocean - Geography
• Arctic Ocean - Climate
• Arctic Ocean - Elevation extremes
• Arctic Ocean - Natural resources
• Arctic Ocean - Natural hazards
• Arctic Ocean - Environment - current issues
• Arctic Ocean - Ports and harbors
• Arctic Ocean - Transportation - note
• Arctic Ocean - Exploration

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Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a yacht race around the world, held every four years. Though the route is changed to accommodate various ports of call, the race typically departs England in September. The general route runs south through the Atlantic Ocean, around the tip of Africa, and then around the Southern Ocean. The worst weather conditions are usually encountered in this leg, where waves sometimes top 100 feet (30 m) and winds can reach 60 knots (110 km/h). Competitors eventually round C ...

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• Volvo Ocean Race - Volvo Ocean Race 2005 to 2006
• Volvo Ocean Race - The course and schedule
• Volvo Ocean Race - Teams and crew
• Volvo Ocean Race - Specifications for the Volvo Open 70 boat
• Volvo Ocean Race - Results
• Volvo Ocean Race - Television Coverage
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1973 to 1974
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1977 to 1978
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1981 to 1982
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1985 to 1986
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1989 to 1990
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1993 to 1994
• Volvo Ocean Race - Whitbread 1997 to 1998
• Volvo Ocean Race - Volvo Ocean Race 2001 to 2002

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The Churning of the Ocean of Milk ia a Hindu story about a conflict between the Adityas and their enemies the Asuras. The most popular version is found in the Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana [1]. The story begins with Indra riding his elephant. He came upon a sage named Durvasa. The sage decided to honor Indra by giving him a scented garland. Indra took the garland, but placed it on the forehead of his elephant. The elephant was irritated by the scent and threw the garland off, trampling on it. The angry sage gave Indra a ...

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• Churning of the ocean of milk - Appeal to Brahma
• Churning of the ocean of milk - Churning the mountain
• Churning of the ocean of milk - Halahala
• Churning of the ocean of milk - The nectar of immortality

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The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It extends from Iceland in the north to approximately 58° south latitude, reaching a maximum width of about 1,600 km (1,000 miles). A great rift valley also extends along the ridge over most of its length. The depth of water over the ridge is less than 2,700 m (8,900 ft) in most places, and several mountain peaks rise above the water, forming islands. The South Atlantic Ocean has a ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake and its tsunami killed more than 283,100 people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. [2] The disaster is known in Asia and the media as the Asian Tsunami< ...

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• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Quake characteristics
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Tectonic plates
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Aftershocks and other earthquakes
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Power of the earthquake
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Tsunami characteristics
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Signs and warnings
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Unfamiliarity with warning signs
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Retreat and rise cycle
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Damage and casualties
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Countries affected
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Casualties in historical context
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Human component in magnitude of damage
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Humanitarian economic and environmental impact
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Economic impact
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Environmental impact
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Other effects
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Footnotes

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The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It extends from Iceland in the north to approximately 58° south latitude, reaching a maximum width of about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 mi). A great rift valley also extends along the ridge over most of its length. The depth of water over the ridge is less than 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) in most places, and several mountain peaks rise above the water, forming islands. The South Atlantic Ocean has a ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Accoustics. The situation is similar with respect to ocean acoustics; sound often provides our only means to sense the underwater environment and to communicate in it, and so we maintain a leading-edge research program in ocean acoustics. Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Exploration. Ocean E ...

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Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Engineering, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Marine Transportation, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Mining, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Energy, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Marine Aquaculture, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Defence, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Sciences, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Accoustics, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Exploration, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Hurricane & Tsunami Warning, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Career Opportunities, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Leading Institutions

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Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Naval Architecture. In naval architecture, the dominant engineering disciplines are hydrodynamics, structural mechanics, and power systems. In the extended field of ocean engineering, this list must also include acoustics and signal processing, control systems, artificial intelligence, and oceanography. Sometimes the required disciplinary knowledge can be adapted from other fields. Often it c ...

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Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Engineering, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Marine Transportation, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Mining, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Energy, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Marine Aquaculture, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Defence, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Sciences, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Accoustics, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Ocean Exploration, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Hurricane & Tsunami Warning, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Career Opportunities, Ocean Engineering & Ocean Science - Leading Institutions

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The ocean floor of the central Pacific basin is relatively uniform, an abyssal plain with a mean depth of about 4270 m (14,000 ft). The major irregularities in the basin are the extremely steep-sided, flat-topped submarine peaks known as seamounts. The western part of the floor consists of mountain arcs that rise above the sea as island groups, such as the Solomon Islands and New Zealand, and deep oceanic trenches, such as the Mariana Trench, the Philippine Trench, and the Tonga Trench. Most of the trenches lie adjacent to the outer margins ...

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Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean - Ocean bottom, Pacific Ocean - Elevation extremes, Pacific Ocean - Water characteristics, Pacific Ocean - Climate, Pacific Ocean - Geology, Pacific Ocean - Landmasses, Pacific Ocean - History and economy, Pacific Ocean - Ports and harbours, Pacific Ocean - Bibliography

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Ocean exploration - Early exploration. 4500 B.C. Around this time, coastal cultures like those in Greece and China began diving into the sea as a source of food gathering, commerce, and possibly even warfare. 4000 Egyptians developed sailing vessels, whitch were probably used only in the eastern Mediterranean near the mouth of the Nile River. 4000 B.C. - 1000 A.D. Polynesian colonization of South Pacific Islands. 1800 Basic measuring of the depths is done in Egypt. 600 Ph ...

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Ocean exploration, Ocean exploration - Timeline of ocean exploration, Ocean exploration - Early exploration, Ocean exploration - Age of Exploration begins, Ocean exploration - Sources

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At the opening of Ocean's Twelve, the eleven members of "Ocean's Eleven" are living their lives separately off the fortunes of their Vegas casino heist in the first film. Terry Benedict (Garcia), the owner of the three casinos, confronts each member of the team in turn, demanding the team return his money, with interest. Benedict gives the team two weeks to come up with the money. Ocean and the team decide to stage another heist to pay off the debt. Being too hot to work in the United States, they pick a European target: the wo ...

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Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Twelve - Cast, Ocean's Twelve - Plot, Ocean's Twelve - Criticism, Ocean's Twelve - Notes, Ocean's Twelve - Soundtrack

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The surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea from October to June. There is a clockwise warm-water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, and a counter-clockwise warm-water gyre in the southern Atlantic. The ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin, first discovered by the Challenger Expedition. Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes. lowest point: Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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The surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea from October to June. There is a clockwise warm-water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, and a counter-clockwise warm-water gyre in the southern Atlantic. The ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin, first discovered by the Challenger Expedition. Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes. lowest point: Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 metres (28,232 ft; 5.3 mi) hi ...

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Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom, Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics, Atlantic Ocean - Climate, Atlantic Ocean - History and economy, Atlantic Ocean - Terrain, Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes, Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources, Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards, Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues, Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography, Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours, Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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Ocean band - Albums. Put Your Hand in the Hand Canadian release on Yorkville Records YV005, 1971 American release on Kama Sutra Records 2033, 1971 CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. UBK-4051, 2000 Give Tomorrow's Children One More Chance Kama Sutra Records 2064, 1972 CD rerelease on Unidisc Music Inc. UBK-4052, 2000 Ocean band - Singles. Put Your Hand in the Hand (1971) One More Chance (197 ...

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Ocean band, Ocean band - Personnel, Ocean band - Discography, Ocean band - Albums, Ocean band - Singles, Ocean band - Chart positions

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