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Sentence Examples Greece and the Levant also retain many units of limestone and other sedimentary rocks deposited by various stands of the Tethys Ocean. Isotopic evidence suggests that during the early Oligocene, the main source of deep water was the North Pacific and the Southern Ocean. The chilling of the South Ocean deep water began in earnest once the Tasmanian Gateway and the Drake Passage opened fully. Ocean currents influence climate by transporting warm and cold waters to other regions. By September 2012, the heyday of piracy in the Indian Ocean was reportedly over. Hooded seals live primarily on drifting pack ice and in deep water in the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic. From there, it presumably recolonized the North Pacific Ocean during high glaciation periods in the Pleistocene via the Central American Seaway. In 2008, VSOS became the first authorized armed maritime security company to operate in the Indian Ocean region. The Atlantic Ocean has a strong effect on eastern and southeastern coastal areas of the state. The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th through the 19th centuries. McClure started out from England in December 1849, sailed the Atlantic Ocean south to Cape Horn and entered the Pacific Ocean. In the summer of 2000, two Canadian ships took advantage of thinning summer ice cover on the Arctic Ocean to make the crossing. Across the Sahara, through the Red Sea, from the Indian Ocean ports and across the Atlantic. Scientists believe that reduced sea ice in the Northwest Passage has permitted some new species to migrate across the Arctic Ocean. Japanese submarines operated in the Indian Ocean, forcing the British surface fleet to withdraw to the east coast of Africa. Some German and Italian submarines operated in the Indian Ocean, but never enough to play a significant role. A deep sea spot in the Pacific Ocean close to the Philippines is named after the first Emden ship, and is therefore called Emdentief in German. Trade winds also steer African dust westward across the Atlantic Ocean into the Caribbean sea, as well as portions of southeast North America. This results in moisture rich air from the Pacific Ocean to flow from the west, resulting in frequent rainstorms and wind on the coast. The second leg of the triangle exported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas and the Caribbean Islands. Show More Sentences This also increased its influence in the Indian Ocean to compete against the Portuguese with its close ally the Ajuran Empire. Although the sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is usually identified as a separate body of water. Despite the growing European presence in the Indian Ocean, Ottoman trade with the east continued to flourish. Meanwhile, the Polish Navy was active in the protection of convoys in the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. A major example is the exploration of the wrecks of various warships in the Pacific Ocean. A rising rivalry followed between the Arabs and Chinese for control of trade in the Indian Ocean. The Chola dynasty of medieval India was a dominant seapower in the Indian Ocean, an avid maritime trader and diplomatic entity with Song China. However, Chinese naval maritime influence would penetrate into the Indian Ocean until the medieval period. The following February, the Portuguese viceroy destroyed the allied fleet at Diu, confirming Portuguese domination of the Indian Ocean. Once Nelson realised that the French had crossed the Atlantic Ocean, he set off in pursuit. He installed a system of electrical firing so that all guns could be fired simultaneously, making Ocean the first vessel to be so equipped. Other TSS areas can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, western side of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific. Brussels' proximity to coastal areas influences the area's climate by sending marine air masses from the Atlantic Ocean. Sacagawea assisted the expedition with information and translating skills as they travelled westward towards the Pacific Ocean. Ben Abruzzo was the first man to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon. Influenced by the Atlantic Ocean from the west, Baltic Sea from the north, and Mediterranean Sea from the south. Hess therefore concluded that the Atlantic Ocean was expanding while the Pacific Ocean was shrinking. The Iapetus Ocean was situated in the southern hemisphere, between the paleocontinents of Laurentia, Baltica and Avalonia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. These are interpreted as evidence that by that time, rifting had started that would form the Iapetus Ocean. Show More Sentences In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Long Range dikes are also thought to have formed during the formation of the Iapetus Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. As of 2012 Much of the military expenditure was focused on defence against Pakistan and countering growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean. Sativa is found across the Mediterranean region, from the Caspian Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. One variety, the coast Douglas fir, grows along the Pacific Ocean from central British Columbia south to central California. In Oregon and Washington, its range is continuous from the eastern edge of the Cascades west to the Pacific Coast Ranges and Pacific Ocean. The first British hydrogen bombs were tested during Operation Grapple at Malden Island and Christmas Island in the Central Pacific Ocean. Pliny the Elder wrote in his Natural History about Chryse and Argyre, two legendary islands rich in gold and silver, located in the Indian Ocean. The canal instantly became strategically important, as it provided the shortest ocean link between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Therefore, standard water is defined in the Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water specification. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The islands in the Indian Ocean are also populated primarily by people of Asian origin, often mixed with Africans and Europeans. The unity and continuity of the World Ocean, with relatively free interchange among its parts, is of fundamental importance to oceanography. This human dispersal left abundant traces along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers discharging into the Atlantic Ocean between Morte Point in North Devon and Land's End. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. English traders frequently engaged in hostilities with their Dutch and Portuguese counterparts in the Indian Ocean. Since 1937, Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations have extensively monitored the Arctic Ocean. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait and to the Atlantic Ocean through the Greenland Sea and Labrador Sea. They form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. Show More Sentences Because of its relative isolation from other oceans, the Arctic Ocean has a uniquely complex system of water flow. This process leaves dense, salty waters in the sea that sink over the continental shelf into the western Arctic Ocean and create a halocline. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream create a mild oceanic climate. The width of the Fram Strait is what allows for both inflow and outflow on the Atlantic side of the Arctic Ocean. As noted, the process of ice formation and movement is a key driver in Arctic Ocean circulation and the formation of water masses. With this dependence, the Arctic Ocean experiences variations due to seasonal changes in sea ice cover. Much of the Arctic Ocean is covered by sea ice that varies in extent and thickness seasonally. The temperature of the surface of the Arctic Ocean is fairly constant, near the freezing point of seawater. There is considerable seasonal variation in how much pack ice of the Arctic ice pack covers the Arctic Ocean. Ocean liners are frequent callers at Greenock, and Glasgow International Airport and Glasgow Prestwick Airport are nearby. The Arctic Ocean has relatively little plant life except for phytoplankton. Greenock's Ocean Terminal facility handles cargo from smaller container ships. The Indian Ocean is artificially connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal, which is accessible via the Red Sea. In 2016, UK researchers from Southampton University identified six new animal species at hydrothermal vents beneath the Indian Ocean. All of the Indian Ocean is in the Eastern Hemisphere and the centre of the Eastern Hemisphere is in this ocean. Indian Ocean warming is the largest among the tropical oceans, and about 3 times faster than the warming observed in the Pacific. Deep water circulation is controlled primarily by inflows from the Atlantic Ocean, the Red Sea, and Antarctic currents. A series of ridges and seamount chains produced by hotspots pass over the Indian Ocean. Owing to its westerly position and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Glasgow is one of Scotland's milder areas. The Indian Ocean accounts for the second largest share of the most economically valuable tuna catch. Show More Sentences Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Albeit the monsoon must have been common knowledge in the Indian Ocean for centuries. In the 2nd or 1st century BCE, Eudoxus of Cyzicus was the first Greek to cross the Indian Ocean. Spanish trading ships purposely avoided the Indian Ocean, following the Treaty of Tordesillas with Portugal. Wales has a maritime climate, the predominant winds being southwesterlies and westerlies blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom and United States maintain a military base on Diego Garcia atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean. On 26 December 2004 the countries surrounding the Indian Ocean were hit by a tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. The Port of Singapore is the busiest port in the Indian Ocean, located in the Strait of Malacca where it meets the Pacific. Chinese companies have made investments in several Indian Ocean ports, including Gwadar, Hambantota, Colombo and Sonadia. Australian authorities regard the Southern Ocean as lying immediately south of Australia. Map publishers using the term Southern Ocean on their maps include Hema Maps and GeoNova. The northern limits of the Southern Ocean were moved southwards in the IHO's 1937 second edition of the Limits of Oceans and Seas. The proposal for the name Southern Ocean won 18 votes, beating the alternative Antarctic Ocean. A reservation had also been lodged by Australia regarding the Southern Ocean limits. Scilly is situated far into the Atlantic Ocean, so many American vagrant birds will make first European landfall in the archipelago. This difference in practice is markedly seen for the Pacific Ocean in the adjacent figure. The River Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean after Limerick city at the Shannon Estuary. The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte voted in referendum in 1974 to retain its link with France and forgo independence. Water gets transported around the Southern Ocean fairly rapidly because of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which circulates around Antarctica. Show More Sentences The Southern Ocean probably contains large, and possibly giant, oil and gas fields on the continental margin. Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. The British Indian Ocean Territory is one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being Gibraltar. The Antarctic Convergence is considered to be the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean. The strategic location of the island was also significant at the centre of the Indian Ocean, and to counter any Soviet threat in the region. The Ross Gyre and Weddell Gyre are two gyres that exist within the Southern Ocean. A variety of marine animals exist and rely, directly or indirectly, on the phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean. All international agreements regarding the world's oceans apply to the Southern Ocean. East Antarctica lies on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains and comprises Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Mac. The settlements included Grytviken, Leith Harbour, King Edward Point, Stromness, Husvik, Prince Olav Harbour, Ocean Harbour and Godthul. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean. Meteor was equipped with early sonar equipment with which it produced the first detailed survey of the south Atlantic Ocean floor. Heracles forced Helios to lend him his golden bowl, in order to cross the wide expanse of the Ocean on his trip to the Hesperides. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The Strait of Gibraltar links the Atlantic Ocean directly to the Mediterranean Sea. The splitting also created two new oceans, the Iapetus Ocean and Paleoasian Ocean. Ocean was designed and built to accommodate an embarked commando and its associated stores and equipment. Siberia sat near Euramerica, with the Khanty Ocean between the two continents. In 1869 the Suez Canal opened under Napoleon III, linking the Mediterranean with the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, southern Europe broke off from Gondwana and began to move towards Euramerica across the newly formed Rheic Ocean. Show More Sentences In the Devonian Period, Gondwana itself headed towards Euramerica, causing the Rheic Ocean to shrink. Garcia de Moguer died the same year on the return trip to Portugal in the Indian Ocean, off the South African coast. From 1881 until 1888, Diego Garcia was the location of two coaling stations for steamships crossing the Indian Ocean. For a brief period in the 1880s, it served as a coaling station for steamships transiting the Indian Ocean from the Suez Canal to Australia. Also, at the same time, Madagascar and India began to separate from Antarctica and moved northward, opening up the Indian Ocean. The Atlantic and Indian Oceans continued to expand, closing the Tethys Ocean. When North America and South America connected, it stopped equatorial currents from passing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Scientists also found evidence of global cooling through the separation of Australia and Antarctica and the formation of the Antarctic Ocean. Ocean currents in the newly formed Antarctic or Southern Ocean created a circumpolar current. It is separated from the North Atlantic Ocean by a narrow region between Natal, Brazil and Monrovia, Liberia. By the 17th century John Seller divided the Atlantic Ocean in two parts by means of the equator. The surface currents of the Indian Ocean also have a monsoonal regimen associated with the Asian Monsoonal wind regimen. The island was somewhat affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Diego Garcia's seabird community includes thriving populations of species which are rapidly declining in other parts of the Indian Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean consists of four major, upper water masses with distinct temperature and salinity. It shares land borders with Guinea and Liberia and is bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean borders the west coast and the North Sea is to the east. The British Indian Ocean Territory is connected to the region by a publication of Jane's for security considerations. South Asia's northern, eastern, and western boundaries vary based on definitions used, while the Indian Ocean is the southern periphery. The province's mainland is the Nova Scotia peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, including numerous bays and estuaries. Show More Sentences Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. In December 1941, Japan attacked the United States and European colonies in the Pacific Ocean, and quickly conquered much of the Western Pacific. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Its public reception, however, did not compare with that accorded to Brideshead Revisited three years later, on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. Also, the Brazilian Navy and Air Force acted in the Atlantic Ocean from the middle of 1942 until the end of the war. She is also a fan of Lana Del Rey, Grimes, Chvrches, FKA Twigs, Alabama Shakes, Kanye West, Rihanna, Frank Ocean, and Stevie Nicks. It extends southward into the Indian Ocean with the Arabian Sea to the southwest and the Bay of Bengal to the southeast. The Asir region differs in that it is influenced by the Indian Ocean monsoons, usually occurring between October and March. Panama also has the Panama Canal that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and is a key conduit for international trade. While Portuguese were making huge gains in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish invested in exploring inland in search of gold and valuable resources. It juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, lying along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. The mountains descend in a huge escarpment to the Red Sea and more steadily to the Indian Ocean. For its latitude, this area is mild in winter and cooler in summer due to the influence of the Gulf Stream in the northern Atlantic Ocean. The river then discharges into the Bristol Channel which in turn discharges into the Celtic Sea and the wider Atlantic Ocean. By the end of the Ordovican, Gondwana was at the south pole, early North America had collided with Europe, closing the Atlantic Ocean. These rivers mainly flow southwards, with the Jubba River entering the Indian Ocean at Kismayo. While Cossacks came from the Southern Urals, another wave of Russians came by the Arctic Ocean. From the coast on the Indian Ocean, the low plains rise to central highlands. Djibouti is strategically located near some of the world's busiest shipping lanes, controlling access to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Show More Sentences During the rainy season, November through March, storms originate from fronts entering off of the Pacific Ocean. Karigasniemi is also a junction point where travellers can choose the road to Nordkapp or other places at the Arctic Ocean. Benjamin Franklin became interested in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation patterns. In the extreme north of Finland, near the tree line and Arctic Ocean, Montane Birch forests are common. Finland is near enough to the Atlantic Ocean to be continuously warmed by the Gulf Stream. Located in the east of Lesser Sunda Islands, East Nusa Tenggara faces the Indian Ocean in the south and Flores Sea in the north. This wind pattern applies a stress to the subtropical ocean surface with negative curl across the north Atlantic Ocean. During the Permian and Triassic periods, with the Iapetus Ocean entirely closed, Scotland lay near the centre of the Pangaean supercontinent. It was caused by the closure of the Iapetus Ocean when the continents and terranes of Laurentia, Baltica and Avalonia collided. In the process, the Iapetus Ocean between Gondwana, Baltica and Laurentia closed. In the North Atlantic Ocean, the water becomes so dense that it begins to sink down through less salty and less dense water. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean and the North Atlantic Current creates a mild oceanic climate. Lands that drain into the Atlantic Ocean are part of Labrador, while lands that drain into Hudson Bay are part of Quebec. It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west. Antarctic Bottom Water also flows into the Atlantic Ocean basin, where it flows north at a faster rate than in the Pacific. North Atlantic Deep Water forms when the relatively warm and salty North Atlantic Ocean cools as cold winds from northern Canada sweep over it. Ocean currents are also very important in the dispersal of many life forms. Ocean currents are important in the study of marine debris, and vice versa. Ocean currents can also be used for marine power generation, with areas off of Japan, Florida and Hawaii being considered for test projects. There are no land features to divide the Celtic Sea from the open Atlantic Ocean to the south and west. Show More Sentences The warm Gulf Stream air current from the Atlantic Ocean is the predominant influence, with a prevailing southwesterly wind. The band worked with Puzzle producer Garth Richardson once again at Ocean Way studios. It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the south. By doing so, he connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and formed the Strait of Gibraltar. To the west is the northern Atlantic Ocean and to the south is the Celtic Sea, which lies between Ireland and Brittany, in France. The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and, at approximately 125 Sverdrups, the largest ocean current. The west coast of Ireland, Lahinch and Donegal Bay in particular, have popular surfing beaches, being fully exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. The port of Aberystwyth, although it is small and relatively inconsequential today, used to be an important Atlantic Ocean entryway. The Marine Lake Funfair was demolished in the late 1960s, having been replaced by the nearby Ocean Beach Funfair. Ocean Beach finally closed on 2 September 2007 and was demolished to make way for a planned new development, Ocean Plaza. The migration also appears to be quite complex, containing many stopovers and foraging zones throughout the Atlantic Ocean. Within a few decades of the development of the river and canal steamboat, the first steamships began to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Most research in this area has been restricted to the North Atlantic Ocean. When juvenile salmon migrate to the Pacific Ocean, the second host releases a stage infective to salmon. The Salmon that once dominated the Pacific Ocean are now just a fraction in population and size. It is native to the rocky shores of the northeastern, and introduced to the northwestern, Atlantic Ocean. The region sits in the line of several major shipping routes with the Panama Canal connecting the western Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. Fishes called herring are also found in the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Bay of Bengal. However, permanent settlement by the Cornish across the Atlantic Ocean was rare until at least the 19th century. They will also be going on tour with We Are the Ocean supporting to coincide with its release. Show More Sentences Whitley's company developed and sold one of the early residential areas, the Ocean View Tract. It is also found on the European seaboard of the Atlantic Ocean from the United Kingdom northwards. The first is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the second is found in the western Mediterranean Sea. Most of the reported catches originate from the Atlantic Ocean, with France typically reporting the highest catches. It is bordered on the southeast and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north, west, and southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The north coast on the Celtic Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, is more exposed and therefore has a wilder nature. The leatherback turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean ranges across the entire region. After the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, they arrived immediately at some of the worst disaster sites to help retrieve and bury the dead. These turtles are proposed to form a separate, genetically distinct Indian Ocean subpopulation. Ocean acidification, however, caused largely by higher levels of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, is cited as a potential threat. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. Major Indian Ocean nesting colonies include India, Pakistan, and other coastal countries. No country owns the geographic North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The 1990s Britpop scene featured noticeable mod influences on bands such as Oasis, Blur, Ocean Colour Scene and The Verve. Typical interbirth interval ranges from one year for the Black Sea population to three years for eastern Pacific Ocean populations. It was of strategical importance as it is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Among Northern Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal, such as along Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia, sightings and older records of fin whales exist. Sei whales have been recorded from northern Indian Ocean as well such as around Sri Lanka and Indian coasts. A 1977 study estimated Pacific Ocean totals of 9,110, based upon catch and CPUE data. The four global populations are North Pacific, Atlantic, Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean populations. Show More Sentences This, along with hunting in the Antarctic Ocean beginning in 1904, sharply reduced whale populations. Illustrious however, was retained through to 2014 in the LPH role, until HMS Ocean completed her refit. In 2005, two conservation biologists proposed a plan to airlift 50 gray whales from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain, Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Both the center of the Water Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere are in the Pacific Ocean. Illustrious was decommissioned on 28 August 2014, after Ocean had returned to active duty. On the western end of the Pacific Ocean the Dutch threatened the Spanish Philippines. To the north, the Bering Strait connects the Pacific with the Arctic Ocean. The islands entirely within the Pacific Ocean can be divided into three main groups known as Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia. The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean which is almost totally bounded by subduction zones. The oldest Pacific Ocean floor is only around 180 Ma old, with older crust subducted by now. The Pacific Ocean contains several long seamount chains, formed by hotspot volcanism. Living pinnipeds mainly inhabit polar and subpolar regions, particularly the North Atlantic, the North Pacific and the Southern Ocean. There is a conflict over oil rigs in the Arctic Ocean between the Norwegian Government and Greenpeace. Ocean scientist David Assinger has challenged this general suggestion, and cites the Dead Sea as the most radioactive sea in the world. A new ocean was growing on its southern end, the Tethys Ocean, an ocean that would dominate much of the Mesozoic era. He rescued fellow sailor Alex Thomson in the Southern Ocean, then the yacht Ecover had a mast failure with them both aboard. Along the Pacific Ocean coast lie the Coast Ranges, which, while not approaching the scale of the Rocky Mountains, are formidable nevertheless. During the Middle Jurassic epoch, Pangaea began to separate into Laurasia and Gondwana, and the Atlantic Ocean formed. Ocean energy has the potential of providing a substantial amount of new renewable energy around the world. Show More Sentences Recent advances in underwater tracking devices are illuminating what we know about marine organisms that live at great Ocean depths. Lundy island lies on the borderline where the North Atlantic Ocean and the Bristol Channel meet, so it has quite a mild climate. The southern right whale dolphin and the hourglass dolphin live only in the Southern Ocean. Typical interbirth interval ranges from 1 year for the Black Sea population to 3 years for eastern Pacific Ocean populations. The term Oceania refers to a group of island countries and territories in the Pacific Ocean, together with the continent of Australia. Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies in 1492, sparking a period of European exploration of the Americas. The vast majority are volcanic in origin, such as Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Examples are Saint Peter and Paul Rocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Macquarie Island in the Pacific. Examples are the Aleutian Islands, the Mariana Islands, and most of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. The only examples in the Atlantic Ocean are some of the Lesser Antilles and the South Sandwich Islands. The West has several long rivers that empty into the Pacific Ocean, while the eastern rivers run into the Gulf of Mexico. Examples are the Line Islands in the Pacific and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Because of the geographic situation of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean, the island has an abundance of fish of various kinds. Joanna of Castile and Philip immediately added to their titles the kingdoms of Indies, Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea. Facing both the Pacific Ocean and the Mexican border, the West has been shaped by a variety of ethnic groups. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Thus, the Portuguese empire held dominion over commerce in the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic. Most of them are coming from the Atlantic Ocean and doesn't involve snow or temperatures below freezing point. Sometimes the Arctic Ocean itself is considered a marginal sea of the Atlantic, in addition to the below. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. Show More Sentences Ocean planets are a hypothetical type of planet with a surface completely covered with liquid. In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. This does not include seas not connected to the World Ocean, such as the Caspian Sea. The deepest point in the ocean is the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern Mariana Islands. Ocean currents greatly affect Earth's climate by transferring heat from the tropics to the polar regions. In the southwest, it is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a submarine ridge running between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The nearest countries are Canada, to the west and southwest across Baffin Bay, and Iceland, east of Greenland in the Atlantic Ocean. The North Atlantic Ocean lies to the north of the islands, and the Caribbean Sea lies to the south. The island is bounded to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the northeast by the North Channel. Moreover, this is a transition zone for the species of the Atlantic Ocean and those of the southern part of the North Sea. To the east, the Irish Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean via St George's Channel and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. A tundra, with Ice Age flora and fauna, stretched across middle Europe, from Asia to the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream affect weather patterns in Ireland. To the north east is the Norwegian Sea, and the Arctic Ocean is several hundred km to the north. In the Arctic, some sea ice remains year after year, whereas almost all Southern Ocean or Antarctic sea ice melts away and reforms annually. Ocean water waves generate land seismic waves that propagate hundreds of kilometers into the land. On the west coast of the United States, which is prone to Pacific Ocean tsunami, warning signs indicate evacuation routes. Computers assist in analysing the tsunami risk of every earthquake that occurs in the Pacific Ocean and the adjoining land masses. It was originally planned to continue down Leith Walk to Ocean Terminal and where it would terminate at Newhaven. The phenomenon was also noted by media sources in Sri Lanka in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Show More Sentences It was separated from the Tethys Ocean to the south by the formation of the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Taurus and Elburz mountains. During its long existence the Paratethys was at times reconnected with the Tethys or its successors, the Mediterranean Sea or Indian Ocean. In an action with enduring historical import, Balboa claimed the Pacific Ocean and all the lands adjoining it for the Spanish Crown. The eastern part of the Tethys Ocean is sometimes referred to as Eastern Tethys. The western part of the Tethys Ocean is called Tethys Sea, Western Tethys Ocean or Paratethys or Alpine Tethys Ocean. Neither Tethys oceans should be confused with the Rheic Ocean, which existed to the west of them in the Silurian period. In 1979, there was a putative detection of a covert nuclear test in the Indian Ocean, called the Vela incident. Most of the floor of the Tethys Ocean disappeared under Cimmeria and Laurasia. Though generally described as several separate oceans, the global, interconnected body of salt water is sometimes referred to as the World Ocean or global ocean. A posse of Wiggaz rapped about da thug life outfitted in the bangingest, blinge blingingest ghetto superstar gear available at the Ocean County Mall. The hope was to lower a drill through over 4,000 metres of Pacific Ocean water off the coast of Mexico and drill some 5,000 metres through relatively thin crustal rock. He jumped overboard into the foamy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Christmas day in 1998, we lived on the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Grove, California and watched a gam of whales breaching in the deep ultramarine water. England also has shores on the Irish Sea, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Important influences on the climate of England are its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, its northern latitude and the warming of the sea by the Gulf Stream. These are essentially the remains of folded sedimentary rocks that were deposited between 1,000 Ma and 670 Ma over the gneiss on what was then the floor of the Iapetus Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the west by North and South America. In the southeast, the Atlantic merges into the Indian Ocean. Fossils of similar fishes have been found in fossil bays of the former Tethys Ocean, in what is now the Carpathian region, that were similar to the Sargasso Sea. Ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream transport eel larvae from the Sargasso Sea to foraging areas in North America, Europe, and Northern Africa. Find more words! 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