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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East Greenland Current sourceRegion Arctic Ocean
West Spitsbergen Current locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Alexander Mackenzie reached Arctic Ocean
Jan Mayen Current oceanRegion Arctic Ocean
Robert McClure placeOfActivity Arctic Ocean
Beaufort continental slope locatedInRegion Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: western Arctic Ocean
Samuel Hearne reachedBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean
Alpha Ridge locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Home Fleet theatre Arctic Ocean
Big Diomede Island locatedIn Arctic Ocean
European seas partOf Arctic Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean connectedTo Arctic Ocean
America hasOceanBoundary Arctic Ocean
Ellesmere Island locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Melville Bay locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Diomede Islands locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Diomede Islands ocean Arctic Ocean
Lancaster Sound locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Lancaster Sound ocean Arctic Ocean
Devon Island locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Northern Russia borders Arctic Ocean
Wainwright locatedOn Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Peninsula adjacentOcean Arctic Ocean
Tiksi locatedInOrNear Arctic Ocean
Lena River Delta partOf Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Kitikmeot Region borders Arctic Ocean
Kitikmeot Region hasCoastlineOn Arctic Ocean
Frozen Worlds featuresLocation Arctic Ocean
Yana River partOf Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Yana River mouthLocation Arctic Ocean
Yana River basin oceanBasin Arctic Ocean
Nares Strait locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Nares Strait oceanPartOf Arctic Ocean
Utqiaġvik onCoastOf Arctic Ocean
Gulf of Boothia partOf Arctic Ocean
Northern Fleet operatesIn Arctic Ocean
Nuiqsut locatedNear Arctic Ocean
Lesser Slave Lake drainageBasin Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Northern Sea Route region locatedIn Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie River delta emptiesInto Arctic Ocean
Mount Columbia drainageBasin Arctic Ocean
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean basin
Great Bear Lake locatedSouthOf Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow locatedOnBodyOfWater Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow oceanBorder Arctic Ocean