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Arctic Ocean. By Imrit , Mantej and David. Where is it located?. The Arctic Ocean is located in the northern hemisphere, between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle Fresh or Saltwater: The Arctic Ocean is all salt water.
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Arctic Ocean By Imrit, Mantej and David
Where is it located? • The Arctic Ocean is located in the northern hemisphere, between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle • Fresh or Saltwater: The Arctic Ocean is all salt water
Type of Organism present – Flora & Fauna • Polar bears, seals and whales are the only other mammals, which live in the Arctic Ocean.
Area (km2), Length , Width, Volume and Size • Total is 14.056 million sq km including tributary water bodies. Without tributary water bodies is 5.4 million sq km • The coastline length is 45,389 km • The volume of the ocean is 9.6 million cu km or 4.1 million cu mi • The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and the shallowest of all the five major oceans
Average & Maximum Depth and outlet – (drainage) • The average depth is 3,450 feet (1,050m). • The maximum depth is 17,900ft(5,450 m) • Outlet: There are only a few rivers that are outlets to the Arctic Ocean. Some of these rivers include: (from Asia is Ob’, Yenisey, and Lena, and in North America the Mackenzie River)
Interesting Facts • The deepest point is 17,881 feet (5,450m) • Arctic was named after a constellation that the Greeks called Arktos. • The Arctic is mostly surrounded by land. • Most of the Arctic Ocean is over 1000 m deep and is continuously covered with ice whose thickness varies between 1-10 m. About one third of the Arctic Ocean is shallow, i.e. continental shelf.
