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[[Image:Arctic region pol 2007.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arctic Ocean region]]

[[Image:Arctic region pol 2007.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Arctic Ocean region]]

The '''Arctic Ocean''' (5.4 million square miles)<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> is the smallest of the world's oceans, centered around the [[North Pole]], and much of it seasonally or permanently icebound.

The '''Arctic Ocean''' (5.4 million square miles)<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref> is the smallest of the world's oceans; surrounds the [[North Pole]], and much of it is seasonally or permanently icebound.

It is home to [[Polar Bear|polar bear]]s, [[walrus]]s, [[beluga]]s, [[narwhal]]s, harp [[seal]]s, and various other Arctic wildlife.

It is home to [[Polar Bear|polar bear]]s, [[walrus]]s, [[beluga]]s, [[narwhal]]s, harp [[seal]]s, and various other Arctic wildlife.

It is borderd by [[Norway]], [[Russia]], [[Alaska]], [[Canada]], and [[Greenland]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>

It is bordered by [[Norway]], [[Russia]], [[Alaska]], [[Canada]], and [[Greenland]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>

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