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Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Ask questions about this icy polar ocean here.
334 Questions
How much salinity present in Pacific Ocean?
The salinity varies latitudinally. It's somewhere between about 3 and 5%.
What shark lives in the Arctic ocean?
Several Whale Sharks have been sighted in the Arctic. Great Whites would not be found there since they generally live in tropic waters and would not remain alive for long there.
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There are some sharks that commonly live in the polar regions such as the Greenland sleeper shark, the Pacific sleeper shark and the black dogfish shark. The Greenland sleeper shark lives under ice floes, preying on fish in the winter and rising to the surface to feed on seals and porpoises in the summer when the ice breaks.
How do you measure the temperature of the Arctic Ocean?
The temperature in the Arctic Ocean is a constant 28o Fahrenheit (at least the last time I was there). Since it is constantly in motion, only water near the ice actually freezes.
Though the water temperature is constant, it can be monitored by satellite, ice camp manual temperature monitoring, submarines, and the occasional ice breaker headed north.
Are there any fault lines in the Arctic Ocean?
yes there are near some of the land masses about 200 miles of the north America coast
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What animal can hold its breath the longest under water in the Arctic?
Many species of fish in the Arctic live their entire lives underwater. But if you're speaking of mammals, seals (notably the Hooded and Ringed Seal species) can hold their breaths underwater for 20 to 30 minutes at a time.
What is a formation between north America and Europe?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an underwater mountain range between the two continents. Physically visible between the two, however, is the Atlantic Ocean.
Water in the Arctic ocean has more dissolved oxygen than water in the Gulf of Mexico because?
Less farm and industrial runoff reaches such sea: farm runoff - with high quantities of fertilizer - provides the development of oxygen-consuming algae, which depletes the oxygen and kills marine life.
Did Hudson sail the Arctic Ocean in search of route East?
Yes he did. He was trying to find a direct route to Japan.
How fast will you die in the arctic ocean?
With a water temperature of 10°C (50 F), hypothermia can be expected to lead to death in approximately 1 hour. With water temperatures hovering at freezing, an individual can die in as little as 15 minutes. The Arctic Ocean has a near constant surface temperature of around 32 degrees Fahrenheit, so an estimate of 15 minutes would be close.
The Arctic Ocean touches what three continents?
The Arctic Ocean touches the continents of North America, Europe and Asia.
What Asian country has the same name as the Arctic Ocean?
There is no Asian country named after the arctic ocean. Russia borders the arctic ocean. perhaps you are thinking of India which is named after the Indian ocean?
Why don't Seals freeze to death in the Arctic Ocean?
Seals have a thick layer of fat around their bodies, plus oily, waterproof fur to help insulate them.
Why did most of Russia's rivers flow north into the Arctic Ocean?
Russia's big mountain ranges are in the south. Those ranges do have rivers flowing south - but they flow into other countries. So the North sides of these ranges flow north 'DOWN' to the Artic.
Why is that there is a faster build-up of heat in the Arctic Ocean?
because there is less atmosphere in the Arctic
What hemisphere is the Arctic Ocean in?
The Arctic Ocean lies at the top of the northern hemisphere. Since the North Pole lies more or less in the middle of it, it would be considered to be split about evenly between the eastern and western hemispheres if you want to divide the globe that way.
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