Why is an ocean called an ocean?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Early inhabitants of the world pictured the Earth (Europe and Asia) as a vast continent on a flat disk. The continent was surrounded by water. The Greeks named this water "okeanos", the great stream of water encircling Earth's disk.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Is there an ocean called the south ocean?

Is there a ocean called Inian?

there is an Indian ocean

What is the longest ocean called?

the pacific ocean

What is the new ocean called?

The Arctic Ocean.

What is th ocean by California called?

The ocean by California is the Pacific Ocean.

What is the ocean called between turkey and Greece?

It is not an ocean, Its a sea called Agean Sea.

What is the middle layer of the ocean called zone?

The middle layer of the ocean is called the thermocline.

Is a herd of giraffes at the bottom of the ocean called a gireef?

And at the top of the ocean, they are called a Giraft.

The country of japan prevents what ocean from being called pacific ocean?

They prevent the Sea of Japan from being called the Pacific Ocean.

What are all the ocean names in french?

océan Pacifique - Pacific Oceanocéan Atlantique - Atlantic Oceanocéan Indien - Indian Oceanocéan Arctique or océan glacial Arctique - Arctic Oceanocéan Austral or océan Antarctique or océan glacial Antarctique - Southern Ocean

What is under the ocean surface called?

the ocean-bottom

What is the Pacific Ocean called now?

The Pacific Ocean