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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin on Earth.

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The Atlantic Ocean separates the Americas from Europe and Africa.

atlantic oceans
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The Indian Ocean lies mainly between Africa, Asia, and Australia.

indian ocean oceans
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The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica and connects the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the five major oceans.

arctic ocean oceans
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The Great Barrier Reef lies off northeastern Australia in the Coral Sea.

australia reefs oceans
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The Mediterranean Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar.

mediterranean straits
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The Red Sea lies between northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

red sea africa asia
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The Persian Gulf is a shallow sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.

persian gulf middle east
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The Caribbean Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean basin and borders Central America and the northern coast of South America.

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The Mariana Trench in the western Pacific is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans.

mariana trench pacific deepest
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The Gulf Stream is a powerful warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico along the eastern coast of North America.

gulf stream currents atlantic
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The Black Sea is an inland sea connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.

black sea mediterranean straits
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The Baltic Sea is a brackish water body in northern Europe, connected to the North Sea.

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The Bering Strait separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska) and connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.

bering strait straits arctic
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The Sargasso Sea is a region in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its floating seaweed and calm waters.

sargasso sea atlantic seaweed
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Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth's oceans.

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Tsunamis are large ocean waves typically caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

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The continental shelf is the shallow underwater extension of continents, rich in marine resources.

continental shelf oceans geology
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Ocean acidification occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, affecting marine ecosystems.

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