Here are the countries that touch the Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Greenland
(they're also the five countries that have Polar Bears)
Although these are the countries closest to the arctic ocean they are not the closest to the south arctic ocean for there is no such thing as the south arctic ocean. The arctic ocean is in the NORTH.
The arctic ocean. The North pole is just frozen ocean.
Iceland
iceland
This is the Arctic ocean.
south and north of the arctic and east of the pacific
The ocean closest to Auckland is the South pacific ocean.
The Arctic Ocean.
The Arctic is north
The Arctic Ocean is closer to the Equator than it is to the South Pole.
Arctic Ocean,Atlantic Ocean,and Pacific Ocean
To answer your question specifically, neither continent is closest since both South America and Africa border the Atlantic Ocean.More informationThe Atlantic Ocean, the second largest, extends from the Southern Ocean between South America, Africa, North America and Europe, to the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean south of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
The Arctic Ocean does not touch South America, Antarctica, Africa, or Australia.