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The Arctic Ocean
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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest, shallowest and coldest of the world's oceans, centered on the North Pole and largely covered by drifting sea ice that thickens each winter and retreats each summer, a retreat that has accelerated sharply since satellite records began. It is bounded by North America, Europe and Asia, and much of its water arrives from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through narrow connecting straits rather than forming independently within the basin.
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Area (sq km) Maximum Depth (m)Molloy Deep, the ocean's deepest known point. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. The World Factbook
2. Arctic Ocean (Wikipedia)
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90N 0E
Asia (Wikipedia)
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It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.
Europe (Wikipedia)
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It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east.
North America (Wikipedia)
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It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean.
Iceland (Wikipedia)
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Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America.
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