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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Iceland Sea partOf Arctic Ocean
Kara Sea partOf Arctic Ocean
Laptev Sea partOf Arctic Ocean
Lena River partOf Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Lincoln Sea partOf Arctic Ocean
Nansen Basin partOf Arctic Ocean
Norwegian waters partOf Arctic Ocean
Yenisei River partOf Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Arctic Circle passesThrough Arctic Ocean
Luke Foxe placeOfActivity Arctic Ocean
Robert McClure placeOfActivity Arctic Ocean
Alexander Mackenzie reached Arctic Ocean
Samuel Hearne reachedBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean
Hudson Strait region Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
USS Nautilus route Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean via Arctic under the polar ice cap
Discovery sailingRegion Arctic Ocean
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)
Farthest North setting Arctic Ocean
East Greenland Current sourceRegion Arctic Ocean
Soviet Navy theater Arctic Ocean
Home Fleet theatre Arctic Ocean
HMS Zulu theatreOfWar Arctic Ocean
Eurasian Plate underlies Arctic Ocean