Facts about Atlantic Ocean–

• Atlantic Ocean is the youngest among all the oceans. It is believed that it was formed during the Jurassic Period.
• Atlantic ocean is one of the busiest sea routes in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
• The name Atlantic is derived from the legendary island of Atlantis, as mentioned by Plato, a great writer .
• Atlantic Ocean was the 1ST ocean to be crossed by ship or an airplane.
• The warm Gulf Stream of Atlantic Ocean keeps harbours in the Europe warm during winter-time.
• It is also believed that the name Atlantic comes from the Greek word Atlantikos meaning of which is the Sea of Atlas.
• The Atlantic Ocean is the worlds saltiest ocean.

Facts about Indian Ocean–The Warmest

• The only ocean which derives its name from the name of a country , which is India .
• Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean in the world.
• Indian Ocean was also known as Ratnakara in the ancient Indian Sanskrit literature. Ratnakara means the maker (creator) of jewels in ancient Sanskrit language.
• Indian ocean has very less marine animal life which is due to its higher water temperature.
• Water in the Indian Ocean has one of the lowest oxygen content of the world owing to greater evaporation rate in this ocean due to its higher water temperature.
• Indian ocean is worlds only closed ocean due to it being land locked to its north by the continent of Asia.
• It is about ½ the size of the Pacific Ocean.
• Scientists claim that the Indian Ocean is getting 20 cm wider every year.

Facts about Arctic Ocean–The Smallest & the Shallowest:

• The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest.
• The Arctic ocean is also the coldest of all the oceans.
• The North Pole is situated in the middle of the Arctic ocean , there is no land on at the north pole, it is a floating raft of ice.
• In past ,it was used to be called the Frozen Ocean,as the Arctic Ocean is covered with ice throughout the year in most of its central and western areas.
• The Arctic Ocean is roughly JUST 8% the size of the Pacific Ocean.
• During winter-time the Arctic Ocean is almost completely covered in sea ice.
• The Arctic ocean gets its name a Greek word Arctos, which means Bear,because the Bear Constellation can be seen in the sky just above north pole.

Ocean Animals,Sea Creatures -Strange and Funny Facts

• Do you know that a lobster can live for 50 years?.
• Oyster can change from one gender to another and back again.It is like you can become a girl or a boy whenever you want!.
• A Catfish,an ocean animal, has more than 100000 taste buds.
• Many people eat shrimps, but do you know that Shrimps can only swim backwards!.
• A blue whales tongue is so large that 50 people can stand on it!.
• You must have seen Dolphin jumping out of water! Do you know why it jumps out of water so often? Dolphins jump out of water to save energy as its easier to move through the air than through the water.
• Fish cannot close their eyes ,they donnott have eyelids.
• The stout infantfish is the smallest fish in the sea. It lives in Great Barrier Reef in Australia
• Do you know there is a fish called Pufferfish ? They use air or water to puff themselves when they are angry or scared .
• Do you know how many fish are caught every year? The no. is appx. 120 million per annum(per year)
• Do you know natural pearls come from sea? Pearls are produced by oysters & mussels in response to irritation.
• Sea snails were used to make purple color/dye for royal clothes
• Coral reefs are made by millions of small sea animals . When they die ,their skeletons are left behind & this forms a reef slowly-slowly
• Are Sea-horses really horses in the sea? Actually they are a type of fish & they look like a horse,like on a chess-board.
• Fish named Trouts are considered to be best warning against pollution in rivers.Trouts fish need fresh & clean water with lot of oxygen.If they start disappearing from a river,that means that water-body is polluted to a large extent
• Fish name Salmon spend most of the time in oceans but they go back to the river where they were born to lay eggs .A salmon remembers the smell of the river it came from, it returns to the same river even it might be 1000 Kms away.
• What are crustaceans? These are kind of animals which have strong skeleton outside their body.These skeletons are made of calcium. Crabs ,shrimps & lobsters are crustaceans.
• Jellyfish like salt water.
• Octopuses have wonderful eyesight but however they are deaf.
• Do you know Octopus blood is blue in color? It is due to lack of hemoglobin so there is no iron in an octopus blood.But his blue color blood helps the octopus to survive in freezing temperatures!.