Arctic Ocean

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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of Earth's major oceans, located around the North Pole and largely covered by sea ice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
geographical region
ocean
area approximately 14 million square kilometers
approximately 5.4 million square miles
averageDepth approximately 1200 meters
borderedBy Asia
Canada
Europe
Greenland
Iceland
North America
Norway
Russia
United States of America
surface form: United States
boundedBy Arctic Circle
climate polar climate
connectedBy Bering Strait
Davis Strait
Denmark Strait
Fram Strait
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
containsFeature Arctic sea ice
Canada Basin
Gakkel Ridge
Lomonosov Ridge
Nansen Basin
continental shelves
containsShippingRoute Northeast Passage
surface form: Northern Sea Route

Northwest Passage
deepestPoint Molloy Deep
deepestPointLocation Fram Strait
experiences midnight sun
polar night
governedBy United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
hasPart Baffin Bay
Barents Sea
Beaufort Sea
Chukchi Sea
East Siberian Sea
Greenland Sea
Hudson Bay
Kara Sea
Laptev Sea
Lincoln Sea
Norwegian Sea
hasResource fisheries
natural gas reserves
petroleum reserves
hasSeasonalVariation sea ice extent
homeToSpecies beluga whale
narwhal
polar bear
ringed seal
walrus
influences global climate system
thermohaline circulation
locatedAround North Pole
locatedOn Earth
maximumDepth approximately 5600 meters
partOf World Ocean
rankByArea smallest ocean on Earth
rankByDepth shallowest ocean on Earth
salinity lowest average salinity of all oceans
subjectTo climate change
sea ice decline
surfaceCoveredBy sea ice
usedFor shipping routes

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North America borderedByOcean Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean connectedTo Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean bordersToNorth Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean connectedTo Arctic Ocean
United States Navy operatesIn Arctic Ocean
Northern Hemisphere contains Arctic Ocean
Earth hasOcean Arctic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge extendsFrom Arctic Ocean
Europe borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Alaska borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Alaska hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
Battle of the Atlantic location Arctic Ocean
Asia bordersOcean Arctic Ocean
Arctic region includes Arctic Ocean
Discovery sailingRegion Arctic Ocean
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)
Molloy Deep locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Molloy Deep deepestPointOf Arctic Ocean
Eastern Hemisphere includesOcean Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean (eastern part)
Hopewell areaOfOperation Arctic Ocean
Eurasian Plate underlies Arctic Ocean
Hudson Strait region Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Eurasia borders Arctic Ocean
North Pole locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Russia bordersSea Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle passesThrough Arctic Ocean
Lomonosov Ridge locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Northwest Passage locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait connects Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea connectedTo Arctic Ocean
Greenland Sea locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Greenland Sea borders Arctic Ocean
Canada Basin locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Northeast Passage locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Gakkel Ridge locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Gakkel Ridge ocean Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay connectedTo Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea partOf Arctic Ocean
Canada hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
Greenland locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Greenland borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Northwest Territories borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Western Hemisphere contains Arctic Ocean
Nunavut borderedBy Arctic Ocean
Lena River partOf Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Lena River drainageTo Arctic Ocean
North Slope Borough locatedOn Arctic Ocean