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Indian Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It con...Ocean City
(Encyclopedia)Ocean City. 1 City (1990 pop. 5,146), Worcester co., SE Md., largest ocean resort in the state; inc. 1880. Ocean City is 28 mi (45 km) E of Salisbury and extends 10 mi (16 km) along a penisular barrie...Antarctic Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Antarctic Ocean: see Southern Ocean. ...Southern Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Southern Ocean or Antarctic Ocean, name sometimes given to those parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans that surround Antarctica S of roughly 60°S. These waters are marked by the Antarctic...ocean perch
(Encyclopedia)ocean perch: see rockfish.ocean sunfish
(Encyclopedia)ocean sunfish: see puffer.Ocean Island
(Encyclopedia)Ocean Island, Kiribati: see Banaba. ...mid-ocean ridge
(Encyclopedia)mid-ocean ridge: see plate tectonics. ...Ocean Drilling Program
(Encyclopedia)Ocean Drilling Program: see under Deep Sea Drilling Project. ...salinity of ocean water
(Encyclopedia)salinity of ocean water: see ocean. ...Browse by Subject
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