Arctic Ocean

It is centered on Earth's northern polar region. This topic is part of Oceans within Geography. This page currently draws on 15 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Arctic Ocean trivia questions

The Arctic Ocean surrounds which pole?

Answer: North Pole

Bonus fact: It is centered on Earth's northern polar region.

What is the smallest of Earth's five oceans?

Answer: Arctic Ocean

Bonus fact: It is also the shallowest ocean.

Much of the Arctic Ocean is seasonally covered by what?

Answer: Sea ice

Bonus fact: Sea ice expands in winter and retreats in summer.

The Ural range stretches roughly from the Arctic Ocean south toward which country?

Answer: Kazakhstan

Bonus fact: The southern Urals approach the Kazakhstan border.

Which pole lies in the Arctic Ocean?

Answer: The North Pole

Bonus fact: The geographic North Pole lies over sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Which ocean lies at the center of the Arctic region?

Answer: Arctic Ocean

Bonus fact: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's major oceans.

Which ocean borders Canada to the west?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Bonus fact: Canada is bordered by the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans.

Polar bears are native to which region?

Answer: Arctic

Bonus fact: Polar bears live around the Arctic Ocean.

Svalbard is a territory of which country?

Answer: Norway

Bonus fact: Svalbard is a Norwegian Arctic territory in the Arctic Ocean.

The Bering Strait connects which two oceans?

Answer: Pacific and Arctic Oceans

Bonus fact: NOAA Fisheries describes the Bering Strait as the connection between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.

Which continent is Canada part of?

Answer: North America

Bonus fact: Canada has coastlines on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans.

Which ocean surrounds the North Pole?

Answer: Arctic Ocean

Bonus fact: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world’s five named oceans.

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