Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean (5.4 million square miles)[1] is the smallest of the world's oceans; surrounds the North Pole, and much of it is seasonally or permanently icebound.

Arctic Ocean
Arctic region pol 2007.jpg
Area 14.056 million sq km
Coastline 45,389 km
Lowest Point -4,665 m (Fram Basin)


It is home to polar bears, walrus, belugas, narwhals, harp seals, and various other Arctic wildlife.

It is bordered by Norway, Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.[2]

Two Ivory gulls in the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean

References

  1. ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
  2. ↑ The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989