GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Arctic Ocean surrounds the Atlantic to the north. The Southern Ocean lies to the south. The Indian Ocean extends southeast of the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean sits to the southwest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. Starting on June 8, World Oceans Day, it will recognize the Southern Ocean as the world’s fifth ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, is the body of water that surrounds Antarctica. It is the fourth-largest ocean in the world after the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mariners then referred to the Seven Seas as the Arctic, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Pacific, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.