First of all, i have tried finding answers on internet and too using google. But either everyone is talking about measuring sea levels and the acceptance of fifth ocean or i am not using correct keywords.
**My question is** if ocean is a single water body, then why it is divided into 5. What’s the basis of division? Does two different seas have difference in water? Because i have seen a photo some years ago about 2 Ocean meeting but not dissolving. Is that thing real?
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Like the landmasses are split at continental plates, in ancient times normally found at mountain ranges… So are the oceans by its currents
The oceans are, depending on how you count between 3 to 7…
1-3: Atlantic, Pacific and Indian ocean.
4: Southern Ocean, all ocean south of the 60° S. Also called Antarctica Ocean.
5: Arctic Ocean, more or less all ocean north of 60° N.
6-7: Split the Atlantic and Pacific in an north and south part due to the currents not really crossing the equator
In ancient (European) times, the seven seas was mainly the different areas of the Mediterranean sea and/or the Arabian seas
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