Ocean Facts

· There are four oceans. They are the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian oceans.

· They are connected by other bodies of water to form the World Ocean.

· Some countries also recognize the Southern Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea as oceans.

· Some people consider the Arctic Ocean part of the Atlantic Ocean.

· Small connecting parts of oceans are called seas, gulfs, or straits.

· The ocean’s average depth is 3790 meters.

· There were three other ancient oceans.

· The first ancient ocean was Panthalassa; it was around Pangaea the super continent.

· The second ancient ocean was the Tethys and the third was the Iapetus Ocean.

· There are some oceans in space.

· The ocean contains many of Earth’s life forms.