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English: Animated map exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas with relatively uninhibited interchange among them. Five oceanic divisions are usually defined: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.

Animated world ocean map (GIF), exhibiting various oceans. Azimuthal distance projection map is based on world map from this online Java tool by Henry Bottomley and altered using CorelDraw/PhotoPaint, et al. Map is centered on 85° W, 45° S, rotated 90° CCW (North Pole is to the left). Ocean boundaries per International Hydrographic Organisation.

  • blue: ocean
  • black: other substantial bodies of water (viz. Caspian Sea, Great Lakes)
  • white: land
  • green dotted line: map periphery
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current04:12, 8 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 04:12, 8 April 2007500 × 500 (68 KB)Quizatz HaderachAnimated world ocean map!

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