The five oceans
Find the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans with a free map quiz and printable practice sheets.
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Five named ocean divisions; one connected world ocean.
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
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Use the continental coastlines to find the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Then look north for the Arctic and south for the Southern Ocean.
The Pacific appears at both edges of this world map. Those two areas belong to the same ocean.
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| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Ocean | Arctic Ocean | One of the five named oceans used here. The world’s ocean water is connected. The Natural Earth outline shows a broad area for study, not a surveyed or legal boundary. |
| Atlantic Ocean | Atlantic Ocean | One of the five named oceans used here. The world’s ocean water is connected. The Natural Earth outline shows a broad area for study, not a surveyed or legal boundary. |
| Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean | One of the five named oceans used here. The world’s ocean water is connected. The Natural Earth outline shows a broad area for study, not a surveyed or legal boundary. |
| Pacific Ocean | Pacific Ocean | One of the five named oceans used here. The world’s ocean water is connected. The Natural Earth outline shows a broad area for study, not a surveyed or legal boundary. |
| Southern Ocean | Southern Ocean | One of the five named oceans used here. The world’s ocean water is connected. The Natural Earth outline shows a broad area for study, not a surveyed or legal boundary. |
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equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Physical region, mountain, marine and archipelago polygons are approximate label-area extents. Rivers use real mapped drainage lines; lakes use mapped shorelines.
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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