What are parts of the Arctic?

What are parts of the Arctic?

The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

What is the name of the ocean that surrounds the Arctic?

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, although some oceanographers call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea. It has been described approximately as an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean….Exclusive economic zone.

Number	Country	Area (km2)
Total	Arctic Ocean	14,056,000

What is the 5th ocean called?

Southern
Historically, 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. The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian are the most commonly known. The Southern Ocean is the ‘newest’ named ocean.

What land does the Arctic ocean Touch?

The Arctic Ocean touches the continents of North America, Europe, and Asia.

Where does the Arctic Circle start?

The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude that circles the globe at approximately 66°33′ North of the equator.

Is the Arctic north or south?

Both the Arctic (North Pole) and the Antarctic (South Pole) are cold because they don’t get any direct sunlight. However, the South Pole is a lot colder than the North Pole….Really cold, or really, really cold?

Time of year	Average (mean) temperature
North Pole	South Pole
Summer	32° F (0° C)	−18° F (−28.2° C)

What ocean surrounds Antarctica?

The Southern Ocean
Antarctic Polar Front The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica, and its area is usually defined as extending from the edge of the continent (and its ice shelves) to the position of the ‘polar front’ separating it from the surrounding Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans.

Is the Beaufort Sea part of the Arctic ocean?

Beaufort Sea, outlying sea of the Arctic Ocean situated north of Canada and Alaska. It extends northeastward from Point Barrow, Alaska, toward Lands End on Prince Patrick Island, and westward from Banks Island to the Chukchi Sea. Its surface area is about 184,000 sq mi (476,000 sq km).

What is the 6th ocean?

There are currently five oceans on our planet, but researchers have stated that a sixth ocean is forming. This geological depression is where three tectonic plates meet and where the next ocean will form, though not for at least another 10 million years.

Who named the oceans?

explorer Ferdinand Magellan
The ocean’s current name was coined by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Spanish circumnavigation of the world in 1521, as he encountered favorable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it Mar Pacífico, which in both Portuguese and Spanish means “peaceful sea”.

Where does the Arctic ocean start and end?

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the five. It joins the Atlantic Ocean near Greenland and Iceland and joins the Pacific Ocean at the Bering Strait. It overlies the North Pole, touching North America in the Western Hemisphere and Scandinavia and Siberia in the Eastern Hemisphere.

When was the Arctic ocean named?

Greek explorers of the late 300s B.C.E. discovered this ocean, with Pytheas reporting frozen waters located six days north of Britain. Ancient Greeks named these waters after the Arktos constellation found in extreme northern skies, a cluster of stars now known as Ursa Major or Great Bear.

What are some interesting facts about the Arctic Ocean?

Arctic Ocean Currents- There are two major ice circulation systems in the Arctic Ocean. Arctic Small Tool Tradition- Named because the stone harpoon tips, arrowheads, and knives of the Paleo-Eskimo people were so small. Arctic Submarine Laboratory- For almost 60 years, submarines have been operating in the Arctic Ocean.

What is the difference between the Arctic and the Antarctic?

The Antarctic is in some ways the opposite of the Arctic. The Arctic is an ocean basin surrounded by land, with the sea ice corralled in the coldest, darkest part of the Northern Hemisphere. The Antarctic is a continent surrounded by ocean.

What is the maximum and minimum extent of Arctic sea ice?

Arctic sea ice generally reaches its maximum extent each March and its minimum extent each September. This ice has historically ranged from roughly 14-16 million square kilometers (about 5.4-6.2 million square miles) in late winter to roughly 7 million square kilometers (about 2.7 million square miles) each September.

What animals live in the Arctic Ocean?

Yet despite these inhospitable conditions, the Arctic Ocean is teeming with life. Great polar bears roam the Arctic ice and swim the Arctic seas. Supporting these top predators is a complex ecosystem that includes plankton, fish, birds, seals, walruses, and even whales.