Arctic Ocean
Official Country Name
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean Overview
Arctic Ocean Economy
Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals.
Arctic Ocean Location
Arctic Ocean is located in body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Region
Arctic Ocean is located in Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean Population
Arctic Ocean has population of none
Arctic Ocean Climate
Arctic Ocean has polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow
Arctic Ocean Terrain
central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that, on average, is about 3 meters thick, although pressure ridges may be three times that thickness; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)
Arctic Ocean Natural Resources
sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
Ethnic Groups in Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean has the following ethnic groups -
Arctic Ocean Religions
Arctic Ocean Languages
Arctic Ocean Capital
Arctic Ocean capital is
Arctic Ocean Currency
Arctic Ocean currency is
Map of Arctic Ocean
