ocean
Introduction
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- The World Ocean
- Continental Shelves, Slopes, and Rises
- Trenches, Plains, and Ridges
- Relationship of the Ocean and the Atmosphere
- Currents and Ocean Circulation
- The Ocean as a Biological Environment
- Importance of the Ocean
- Bibliography
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