	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Nov 8, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

ocean

ocean, interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated from each other in most cases by the continental masses. See also oceanography.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on ocean from Infoplease:

Indian Ocean - Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending ...
Atlantic Ocean - Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 ...
A Warming Ocean - Global warming affects the Earth’s oceans and its inhabitants|Global warming affects the Earth’s oceans and its wildlife
Shark Hall of Fame - Shark superlatives
Fast Facts on SpongeBob SquarePants - Absorb yourself in SpongeBob trivia

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Geology and Oceanography

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: ocean

Ocean Chlorofluorocarbon and Heat Uptake during the Twentieth Century in the CCSM3 (Journal of Climate)

Ocean Energy becoming a major player (The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)

'Oceans' on our minds (Sea Technology)

Oceans 2007 MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition (Sea Technology)

Oceans May be More Corrosive Than When the Dinosaurs Died (Sea Technology)

Ocean Issues Reaching High Tide (Sea Technology)

Ocean policy: Windows of opportunity slipping by? (Sea Technology)

Ocean Minded Incorporating Crocs Material, Expanding Offerings in Global Growth Bid (Orange County Business Journal)

Oceans Act = Oceans action? (Sea Technology)

Ocean spray deals squarely with new bottle challenges: changing from round to rectangular 64-ounce PET presented many issues for the fruit-juice bottler. (Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.).(New, straight-walled 64-ounce bottle for Ocean Spray Cranberries juice)(Product Announcement) (Food & Drug Packaging)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

Infoplease Tools