Arctic Ocean

[ ahrk-tik oh-shuhn, ahr-tik ]

noun

1. the smallest of the world’s five principal oceans, located north of North America, Asia, and the Arctic Circle, with its deepest section within the Greenland Sea. 6,007,000 square miles (15,558,000 square kilometers).

Arctic Ocean

noun

1. the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)

Arctic Ocean

1. The cold, ice-covered waters surrounding the North Pole , located entirely within the Arctic Circle . It contains the northernmost islands of Canada , Norway , and Russia .

Notes

Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered by solid ice, ice floes, and icebergs .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arctic Ocean¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

New research suggests the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free by 2015, with devastating consequences for the world.

From The Daily Beast

The emissions of frozen CO2 and the tundra around the Arctic Ocean have already begun as it thaws.

From The Daily Beast

The last trail, less traveled than the others, led away toward the Arctic Ocean.

From Project Gutenberg

The man, so the radio-compass had said, had taken the trail which led straight away toward the Arctic Ocean.

From Project Gutenberg

It is studded by innumerable islets, receives several streams, and is connected by the Patsjoki with the Arctic Ocean.

From Project Gutenberg

It extends south to China, and submerges north into the Arctic Ocean.

From Project Gutenberg

Does it not seem as if long billows of earth roll down toward the Arctic Ocean, where they rest benumbed by the eternal cold?

From Project Gutenberg