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A SENSE OF PLACE Upper Primary 4..5

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4.The Antarctic / Southern<br />

Ocean<br />

The Antarctic Ocean is the fourth-largest of<br />

the five oceans.<br />

The Antarctic is also known as the Great<br />

Southern Ocean, the Southern Ocean and<br />

the South Polar Ocean.<br />

Total Area: 20.327 million sq km<br />

Included are the Amundsen Sea,<br />

Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake<br />

Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the<br />

Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other rivers<br />

and streams.<br />

5. Arctic Ocean<br />

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the<br />

world's five oceans. The Northwest Passage<br />

(US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route<br />

(Norway and Russia) are two important<br />

seasonal waterways.<br />

Total Area: 14.056 million sq km<br />

Included are Baffin Bay, Barents Sea,<br />

Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian<br />

Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson<br />

Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest<br />

Passage, and some rivers and streams.

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