English: Animated map exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas with relatively uninhibited interchange among them. Five oceanic divisions are usually defined: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
Animated world ocean map (GIF), exhibiting various
oceans.
Azimuthal distance projection map is based on world map from
this online Java tool by Henry Bottomley and altered using CorelDraw/PhotoPaint, et al. Map is centered on 85° W, 45° S, rotated 90° CCW (North Pole is to the left). Ocean boundaries per International Hydrographic Organisation.
blue: ocean
black: other substantial bodies of water (viz. Caspian Sea, Great Lakes)
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বিশ্ব মহাসাগরের এ্যানিমেশন মানচিত্র
Мировой океан
Анімована карта, що демонструє океанські води світу. Суцільний водний простір, що оточує Землю, Світовий океан розділений на кілька основних зон із відносно безперешкодним обміном між ними. Зазвичай виділяють п'ять океанічних відділів: Тихий, Атлан
English: Animated map exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas with relatively uninhibited interchange among them. Five oceanic divisions are usually defined: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
Animated world ocean map (GIF), exhibiting various
oceans.
Azimuthal distance projection map is based on world map from
this online Java tool by Henry Bottomley and altered using CorelDraw/PhotoPaint, et al. Map is centered on 85° W, 45° S, rotated 90° CCW (North Pole is to the left). Ocean boundaries per International Hydrographic Organisation.
blue: ocean
black: other substantial bodies of water (viz. Caspian Sea, Great Lakes)
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
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World oceans
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বিশ্ব মহাসাগরের এ্যানিমেশন মানচিত্র
Мировой океан
Анімована карта, що демонструє океанські води світу. Суцільний водний простір, що оточує Землю, Світовий океан розділений на кілька основних зон із відносно безперешкодним обміном між ними. Зазвичай виділяють п'ять океанічних відділів: Тихий, Атлан