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Number of oceans touched by Europe
two (the Arctic Ocean & the Atlantic)
The Caribbean sea is technically part of this ocean
the Atlantic
Every year the Atlantic grows wider by an inch or so, & this largest ocean shrinks
the Pacific Ocean
From the Sea of Marmara, go northeast up the Bosporus Strait to reach this bigger sea
the Black Sea
Term for the gently sloping sea floor at edge of most land masses
the Continental Shelf
The number of oceans that wash up on U.S. shorelines
3
This sea forms Pakistan's southern border
Arabian Sea
It's the directional name given to the ocean that surrounds Antarctica
the Southern Ocean
Passage which connects the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Portugal's island of Madeira sits at the top of a "shield" one of these, rising up from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean
a volcano
Though some call it the Antarctic Ocean, most say these 3 oceans converge around Antarctica
the Atlantic, Pacific & Indian Ocean
If you're a Cypriot, you're from an island in this sea
Ocean you'd cross if you rowed from the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn the short way
the (South) Atlantic Ocean
When it opened in 1869, it reduced the shipping distance between the United Kingdom & India almost by half
Suez Canal
It's a bowl-shaped depression on the ocean floor, or a washbowl or sink in your house
a basin
The thermocline, a layer of the ocean from around 660' to 3,000' down, is so-called because this declines rapidly
the temperature
The Gulf of Guinea is part of this ocean
the Atlantic
This ocean borders the islands of Sumatra & Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Named for an English explorer, this passage connects the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans south of South America
Drake Passage
Underwater canyons are part of the vast submarine mountain range called the mid-Atlantic this
the Ridge
The Kara & Laptev are 2 of the 7 seas of this ocean whose surface temperature hits a high of 29 degrees in July
the Arctic Ocean
The only one of Earth's seas without a land boundary, it gets its name from its native surface life
the Sargasso Sea
The Ob & other major rivers of Siberia empty into this body of water; Alaska is the only U.S. state to border this ocean
the Arctic Ocean
John Moisant made the first flight across this body of water carrying a passenger & his cat, soon renamed Paris-London
Examples of this type of steep-sided depression in the sea floor include the Aleutian, Sunda & Mariana
a trench