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Arctic Ocean

[ahrk-tik oh-shuhn, ahr-tik] / ˈɑrk tɪk ˈoʊ ʃən, ˈɑr tɪk /
NOUN
Arctic region
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The Arctic Ocean also saw its second-lowest sea ice extent for the month of May.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

This makes the Arctic Ocean especially sensitive to changes occurring in rivers and streams across the region.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2026

Almost two dozen white boxes to the east, southeast and across the Arctic Ocean from Svalbard marked the locations of Russian military bases.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

Greenland would be happy for the US to increase its military presence on the island, he said, with the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean "becoming much more of a military threat".

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

The Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean and Tasmania in Australia are named after Dutch sea captains.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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