This list of countries which border two or more oceans includes both
sovereign states and
dependencies, provided the same contiguous territory borders on more than one of the five named
oceans, the
Pacific,
Atlantic,
Indian,
Southern, and
Arctic.[1] Countries which border on multiple oceans because of discontiguous regions are excluded here but included in the
list of transcontinental countries.[2] Countries bordering on just one of the five oceans are not included, no matter how many of its
marginal seas they touch.[3]
^South Africa borders on three oceans if the Southern Ocean is considered to extend to its shores, but only on two otherwise.
^Iceland bordrers on two oceans if the
Greenland Sea is considered part of the Arctic Ocean, but only one if it is considered part of the North Atlantic.
^
abAlthough
Alaska and the
Lower 48 each borders on two oceans, no single contiguous US territory borders on three oceans. The two together would make the United States a country bordering on three oceans.
^The boundary between North and South America is somewhat arbitrary. Although atlases today generally show Panama entirely within North America, some atlases show the continental boundary along the
Panama Canal. Furthermore, some 19th century atlases even showed the continental boundary along the border between Costa Rica and Panama, which was then part of
Gran Colombia.[4]
^Chile borders on three oceans if the Southern and Atlantic Oceans are considered to meet in its territory, but only on two otherwise.
^Argentina's oceans include the Southern Ocean if the
Drake Passage is considered part of it and the Pacific Ocean if its waters are considered to extend to the Argentine portion of the
Beagle Channel.
^Australia borders on three oceans if the Southern Ocean is considered to extend that far north, but only on two otherwise.
^Antarctica is included on this list although not a country. If the Southern ocean is considered a separate ocean, it borders on only that one ocean. If, however, the Southern Ocean is considered to be merely part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, Antarctica borders on all three.
^For example,
India is not included. It borders on the Indian Ocean including the
Bay of Bengal and the
Arabian and
Andaman Seas, which would all be in the Indian Ocean column of the table.
^Dollar Atlas of the World. Chicago and New York: Prepared and published especially for the
Kansas City Journal, Kansas City, Missouri by
Rand McNally & Company. 1900. pp. 118–120.
This list of countries which border two or more oceans includes both
sovereign states and
dependencies, provided the same contiguous territory borders on more than one of the five named
oceans, the
Pacific,
Atlantic,
Indian,
Southern, and
Arctic.[1] Countries which border on multiple oceans because of discontiguous regions are excluded here but included in the
list of transcontinental countries.[2] Countries bordering on just one of the five oceans are not included, no matter how many of its
marginal seas they touch.[3]
^South Africa borders on three oceans if the Southern Ocean is considered to extend to its shores, but only on two otherwise.
^Iceland bordrers on two oceans if the
Greenland Sea is considered part of the Arctic Ocean, but only one if it is considered part of the North Atlantic.
^
abAlthough
Alaska and the
Lower 48 each borders on two oceans, no single contiguous US territory borders on three oceans. The two together would make the United States a country bordering on three oceans.
^The boundary between North and South America is somewhat arbitrary. Although atlases today generally show Panama entirely within North America, some atlases show the continental boundary along the
Panama Canal. Furthermore, some 19th century atlases even showed the continental boundary along the border between Costa Rica and Panama, which was then part of
Gran Colombia.[4]
^Chile borders on three oceans if the Southern and Atlantic Oceans are considered to meet in its territory, but only on two otherwise.
^Argentina's oceans include the Southern Ocean if the
Drake Passage is considered part of it and the Pacific Ocean if its waters are considered to extend to the Argentine portion of the
Beagle Channel.
^Australia borders on three oceans if the Southern Ocean is considered to extend that far north, but only on two otherwise.
^Antarctica is included on this list although not a country. If the Southern ocean is considered a separate ocean, it borders on only that one ocean. If, however, the Southern Ocean is considered to be merely part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, Antarctica borders on all three.
^For example,
India is not included. It borders on the Indian Ocean including the
Bay of Bengal and the
Arabian and
Andaman Seas, which would all be in the Indian Ocean column of the table.
^Dollar Atlas of the World. Chicago and New York: Prepared and published especially for the
Kansas City Journal, Kansas City, Missouri by
Rand McNally & Company. 1900. pp. 118–120.