Ocean

An ocean (from Greek Ὠκεανὸς—"okeanos"—, Oceanus) is a body of saline water that composes a large part of a planet's hydrosphere. In the context of Earth, it also refers to major divisions of the planet's World Ocean, such as the Atlantic Ocean. The word "sea" is often used interchangeably with "ocean", but a sea is a body of saline water (possibly a division of the World Ocean) in a more inland location. Earth's global ocean is the largest confi... More
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