Ocean

Ocean, generally the body of salt water that separates continent from continent, embracing altogether about three-fifths of the whole surface of the earth. The separate oceans are the Atlantic, separating America from Europe and Africa; the Pacific, between America and Asia; the Indian, lying south of Asia, and limited on the east and west by Australasia and South Africa; the Arctic, surrounding the north pole; and the Antarctic, surrounding the south pole. There are articles on the several oceans, and the physical features and characteristics of the ocean will be described under SEA.