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Part of the ocean beyond the continental shelf
The oceanic zone is typically defined as the area of the ocean lying beyond the continental shelf (e.g. the neritic zone), but operationally is often referred
Oceanic_zone
Water column of the open ocean
any direction unhindered by topographical constraints. The oceanic zone is the deep open ocean beyond the continental shelf, which contrasts with the inshore
Pelagic_zone
Deep layer of the ocean between 4000 and 9000 meters
The abyssal zone or abyssopelagic zone is a layer of the pelagic zone of the ocean. The word abyss comes from the Greek word ἄβυσσος (Ancient Greek: ἄβυσσος
Abyssal_zone
Deepest region of the ocean lying within oceanic trenches
hadal zone, also known as the hadopelagic zone or hadalpelagic zone, is the deepest region of the ocean, lying within oceanic trenches. The hadal zone ranges
Hadal_zone
Climate classification
most areas with an oceanic climate, precipitation comes in the form of rain for the majority of the year. Most oceanic climate zones, however, experience
Oceanic_climate
Body of salt water covering most of Earth
Telecommunication Union. The ocean fills Earth's oceanic basins. Earth's oceanic basins cover different geologic provinces of Earth's oceanic crust as well as continental
Ocean
Part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of an ocean, sea, lake, or river, that is close to the shore. It provides extensive and
Littoral_zone
Main climate class
the polar zones than any other but the very polar climates (tundra and ice cap climate). Areas with subpolar oceanic climates feature an oceanic climate
Temperate_climate
Flat area on the deep ocean floor
photosynthesis, the photic zone has the greatest biodiversity and biomass of all oceanic zones. Nearly all primary production in the ocean occurs here. Life forms
Abyssal_plain
Long and narrow depressions of the sea floor
of the surrounding oceanic floor, but can be thousands of kilometers in length. There are about 50,000 km (31,000 mi) of oceanic trenches worldwide,
Oceanic_trench
Part of the water column near to the seabed and the benthos
The demersal zone (from Latin demergere, "to sink") is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) consisting of the part of the water column near to (and
Demersal_zone
Relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf
oceanic system interacts with the coast. In marine biology, the neritic zone, also called coastal waters, the coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone,
Neritic_zone
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
fish and oceanic (offshore) fish. Coastal pelagic fish inhabit the relatively shallow and sunlit waters above the continental shelf, while oceanic pelagic
Pelagic_fish
Geological process at tectonic plate boundaries
often include both regions of the oceanic lithosphere and continental lithosphere. Subduction zones are where cold oceanic lithosphere sinks back into the
Subduction
Zone of the open ocean
The bathypelagic zone or bathyal zone (from Greek βαθύς (bathýs), deep) is the part of the open ocean that extends from a depth of 1,000 to 4,000 m (3
Bathypelagic_zone
US government scientific agency
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA /ˈnoʊ.ə/ NOH-ə) is a United States scientific and regulatory agency tasked with forecasting
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
Ecosystem in saltwater environment
be divided into many zones depending upon water depth and shoreline features. The oceanic zone is the vast open part of the ocean where animals such as
Marine_ecosystem
Ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water
ocean includes the bottom levels of the oceanic abyssal zone. The deeper areas of the oceans beyond the penetration of daylight are the aphotic zone.
Benthic_zone
Ocean around Antarctica
whether the Southern Ocean should be defined as a body of water bound by the seasonally fluctuating Antarctic Convergence — an oceanic zone where cold, northward
Southern_Ocean
Low-oxygen areas in coastal zones and lakes caused by eutrophication
Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans and large lakes. Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration falls to or below
Dead_zone_(ecology)
Region of active deformation between colliding tectonic plates
lithosphere, and deformation. Convergent boundaries occur between oceanic-oceanic lithosphere, oceanic-continental lithosphere, and continental-continental lithosphere
Convergent_boundary
Fracture zones are common features in the geology of oceanic basins. Globally most fault zones are located on divergent plate boundaries on oceanic crust
List_of_fracture_zones
Fracture zone south of South America
The Shackleton fracture zone (SFZ) is an undersea fracture zone, oceanic ridge and fault located in the Drake Passage, at the separation between the Scotia
Shackleton_fracture_zone
Conceptual column of water from the surface to the bottom of a body of water
mesopelagic zone is a layer of the oceanic zone lying beneath the epipelagic zone and above the bathypelagic zone, at depths generally between 200 and
Water_column
Oceanic division
Intertropical Convergence Zone, South Atlantic tropical cyclones are rare. The Atlantic Ocean is underlain mostly by dense mafic oceanic crust made up of basalt
Atlantic_Ocean
Species of requiem shark
The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large requiem shark inhabiting the pelagic zone of tropical and warm temperate seas. It has
Oceanic_whitetip_shark
1992 video game
each zone ends with a boss battle against Robotnik. Sonic 2 features twice as many unique level themes compared to the first game, and most zones end after
Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2
Area of coast exposed only at low tide
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "What is the intertidal zone?". oceanservice.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-29. "What is the Intertidal Zone?"
Intertidal_zone
Plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
subduction zone. A transform fault is a special case of a strike-slip fault that also forms a plate boundary. Most such faults are found in oceanic crust,
Transform_fault
Lagoon in Algarve, Portugal
Important Bird Area, both in its lagoon area with 23,296 hectares and the oceanic zone with 19,900 hectares. It serves as a stopping place for migratory birds
Ria_Formosa
Adjacent sea zone in which a state has special rights
An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign
Exclusive_economic_zone
Bottom of the ocean
the deepest oceanic zone. Depth below seafloor is a vertical coordinate used in geology, paleontology, oceanography, and petrology (see ocean drilling)
Seabed
Largest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending
Pacific_Ocean
Uppermost layer of a sea water column that is exposed to sunlight
The photic zone (or euphotic zone, epipelagic zone, or sunlight zone) is the uppermost layer of a body of water that receives sunlight, allowing phytoplankton
Photic_zone
Oceanic trench on a transform boundary between the Caribbean and North American plates
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, parallel to and north of Puerto Rico, where the oceanic trench reaches the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean. The trench
Puerto_Rico_Trench
Earthquake with a hypocenter depth exceeding 300 km
with subducted oceanic lithosphere. They occur along a dipping tabular zone beneath the subduction zone known as the Wadati–Benioff zone. Preliminary evidence
Deep-focus_earthquake
Pelagic lampriform fish belonging to Regalecidae
the small family Regalecidae. Found in areas spanning from temperate ocean zones to tropical ones, yet rarely seen by humans, the oarfish family contains
Oarfish
Meteorological phenomenon
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ /ɪtʃ/ ITCH, or ICZ), known by sailors as the doldrums or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather
Intertropical Convergence Zone
Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
Equation used by climate modellers
Atlantic oceanic climates using measurements of moisture and warmth as a numerical expression of the degree to which a given climate is oceanic. Amann's
Hygrothermy
Portion of a lake or ocean where less than 1% of sunlight penetrates
The aphotic zone (aphotic from Greek prefix ἀ- + φῶς "without light") is the portion of a lake or ocean where there is little or no sunlight. It is formally
Aphotic_zone
as 10 km (6 mi) across the seabed. An oceanic trench several kilometres wide was exposed in the earthquake zone. The sudden vertical rise of the seabed
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
Lateral-moving transform fault south of New Zealand
reactivating past transform faults in the oceanic crust of the Tasman sea floor. The basalts which are oceanic in the zone have been dated. To the south east
Macquarie_fault_zone
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to oceanography
escarpment, separating two oceanic plateaus in the southeast Indian Ocean Easter fracture zone – An oceanic fracture zone associated with the transform
Outline_of_oceanography
Escarpment, separating two oceanic plateaus in the southeast Indian Ocean
Diamantina fracture zone is not a true fracture zone in the sense used in plate tectonics, and includes an escarpment, separating two oceanic plateaus, being
Diamantina_fracture_zone
Chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate
subducting oceanic tectonic plate, with the belt arranged in an arc shape as seen from above. Volcanic arcs typically parallel an oceanic trench, with
Volcanic_arc
Species of moss
Kingdom and Ireland. Campylopus setifolius is restricted to the hyper-oceanic zone of Britain and Ireland, preferring north-facing slopes where Calluna
Campylopus_setifolius
Area that observes a uniform standard time
A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between
Time_zone
the Mediterranean zone by the most common climate classification (Köppen: Csb) although some sources put the city in the oceanic zone (Trewartha: Do).
Climate_of_Seattle
Limits of Earth's oceanic waters
Geologically, an ocean is an area of oceanic crust covered by water. Though generally described as several separate oceans, the world's oceanic waters constitute
Borders_of_the_oceans
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
descending plate at a subduction zone depends on the age of the oceanic lithosphere that is being subducted. The older the oceanic lithosphere being subducted
Ring_of_Fire
Arc-shaped volcanic archipelago
the late Mesozoic or early Cenozoic. They are also found at oceanic-oceanic convergence zones, in which case the older plate will subduct under the younger
Island_arc
Basaltic underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading
low-density mantle supporting the oceanic crust. As the oceanic plate cools, away from the ridge axis, the oceanic mantle lithosphere (the colder, denser
Mid-ocean_ridge
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. Deepwater may refer to ocean water in the abyssal zone, hadal zone, or other deep ocean zones. Deepwater may also refer to: Deepwater
Deepwater
Part of the pelagic zone
through the zone and sinking of various debris. The mesopelagic zone plays a key role in the ocean's biological pump, which contributes to the oceanic carbon
Mesopelagic_zone
Policy approach for environmental resource management in oceanic environments
Ocean zoning is a policy approach for environmental resource management in oceanic environments. This, often big picture, approach to ocean management
Ocean_zoning
Tectonic boundary in North America
The zone separates the Juan de Fuca plate, Explorer plate, Gorda plate, and North American plate. Here, the oceanic crust of the Pacific Ocean has been
Cascadia_subduction_zone
Types of plate boundaries
plates favours subduction of the oceanic plate. This causes the oceanic plate to buckle and usually results in a new mid-ocean ridge forming and turning the
List of tectonic plate interactions
List_of_tectonic_plate_interactions
Species of moss
western and central Europe but far less common compared to the hyper-oceanic zone of northwest Europe. It is most commonly found on upland acidic grassland
Breutelia_chrysocoma
Planar zone of seismicity corresponding with the down-going slab
deep-focus earthquakes along the zone allow seismologists to map the three-dimensional surface of a subducting slab of oceanic crust and mantle. In 1949, Hugo
Wadati–Benioff_zone
Waterway connecting two bodies of water
straits that connect two areas of the high seas or an exclusive economic zone (no navigational exclusions are permitted in either). (Strait of Gibraltar
Strait
sub-zones, determined by the different influences affecting the country: oceanic, Mediterranean, mountain, continental, and desert influences. This zone roughly
Climate_of_Morocco
Habitat that supports marine life
well as undersea volcanoes, oceanic trenches, submarine canyons, oceanic plateaus and abyssal plains. The mass of the oceans is approximately 1.35×1018 metric
Marine_habitat
Reduction of the oxygen content of the oceans
anoxia. In the open ocean there are natural low oxygen areas and these are expanding slowly. These oceanic oxygen minimum zones (OMZ) generally occur
Ocean_deoxygenation
Outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite
The gravitational instability of mature oceanic lithosphere has the effect that at subduction zones, oceanic lithosphere invariably sinks underneath the
Lithosphere
System that allows ships on sea to express their local time
during navigation of the high seas. It is typically only used for trans-oceanic travel, as captains will often not change the timekeeping for short distances
Nautical_time
Transitional climatic zone
between the oceanic and continental climates in areas where higher summer temperatures do not quite qualify it for inclusion in the Oceanic climate schema
Humid_subtropical_climate
Planet containing a significant amount of water or other liquid
PMID 30789285. "Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond - NASA Science". 22 July 2023. "Are there oceans on other planets?". National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Ocean_world
Piece of subcontinental land surrounded by water
from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been part of a continent. Oceanic islands can be formed from volcanic activity
Island
Aspect of the marine environment
polar regions and deep oceanic regions. In polar regions, due to low temperatures, the upper limit of the hydrate stability zone occurs at a depth of approximately
Gas_hydrate_stability_zone
Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
(201.3-145 million years ago, Ma), as well as island arc deposits and oceanic crust from the Cretaceous (145–66 Ma). The Greater Antilles originated
West_Indies
Aquarium in Ibaraki, Japan
aquarium captivity marine life in the wet zone area, tropical area, and cold zone area. It is an area where ocean sunfish and sharks are captivity, and aquarium
Aqua_World
Strait connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans
oceanic circulation, as well as global climate patterns. The bathymetry of the Drake Passage plays an important part in the global mixing of oceanic water
Drake_Passage
Amusement park in Hong Kong
loaned to Ocean Park by the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. In January 2011, the Aqua City attraction zone was opened. The zone covers an
Ocean_Park_Hong_Kong
Region defined by minimum temperature relevant to the plant survival
example of a transition from an oceanic climate to a continental climate, which reflects in the tendency of the hardiness zones to decrease mainly eastwards
Hardiness_zone
Directional mass flow of oceanic water
of surface ocean water under the influence of the prevailing wind. Currents, such as the Labrador Current, involve the movement of oceanic water in a
Ocean_current
Oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean south of Vanautu
Ridge), is an active volcanic arc oceanic ridge located on the oceanic New Hebrides plate in the south-west Pacific Ocean extending at least 550 km (340 mi)
Hunter_Ridge
Submarine class of the Portuguese Navy
submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones, especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone.[citation needed] The last Albacora-class
Albacora-class_submarine
Coastal and oceanic landform
where the forward edge of an advancing oceanic plate dives beneath continental crust in an offshore subduction zone such as off the coast of Chile or the
Continental_shelf
in 2007, but the sanction relegated Indonesia to Group II of the Asia/Oceanic Zone in 2008. The current chairman is Nurdin Halid. "Israel wins Fed Cup match
Indonesian_Tennis_Association
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation. Tectonic plates are composed of the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental
Plate_tectonics
Deepest oceanic trench on Earth
The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometers (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands
Mariana_Trench
Oceanic division
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or approximately 20% of the water
Indian_Ocean
Ireland. Their habitats include littoral, mesopelagic, pelagic, oceanic zone, benthic, deep ocean water and deep sea. There were recorded at least 2 species
List of marine molluscs of Ireland
List_of_marine_molluscs_of_Ireland
Philippine Sea plate – Oceanic tectonic plate to the east of the Philippines – 5,500,000 km2 (2,100,000 sq mi) Scotia plate – Minor oceanic tectonic plate between
List_of_tectonic_plates
Part of the sea which is shallow compared to its surrounding area
least depth 16.4 m), part of the Amindivi Subgroup of Lakshadweep, India Oceanic plateau Carbonate platform Placer (geography) Morelock, J. (2005). Morphology
Ocean_bank
boundary) also typically include an oceanic trench and a subduction zone. Abyssal plains cover more than 33% of the ocean floor (about 23% of Earth's surface)
List of submarine topographical features
List_of_submarine_topographical_features
Geological process at mid-ocean ridges
The destruction of oceanic crust occurs at subduction zones where oceanic crust is forced under either continental crust or oceanic crust. Today, the Atlantic
Seafloor_spreading
Land area where water converges to a common outlet
as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage
Drainage_basin
Linear feature between two tectonic plates
Most active divergent plate boundaries occur between oceanic plates and exist as mid-oceanic ridges. Current research indicates that complex convection
Divergent_boundary
Seismic feature in Earth's mantle under China
depths of around 5–35 km below the Wadati–Benioff zone. This would imply that the topmost zones of the oceanic lithosphere provide a significant source of water
Beijing_Anomaly
Oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean
Trench is an oceanic trench in the Pacific Ocean, off the southwestern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Along this trench the oceanic crust of the
Cotabato_Trench
Linear feature on the ocean floor
fracture zone is a linear feature on the ocean floor—often hundreds, even thousands of kilometers long—resulting from the action of offset mid-ocean ridge
Fracture_zone
Type of volcanic arc occurring along a continental margin
mixture of oceanic crust materials, mantle wedge and continental crust materials. When two tectonic plates collide, relatively denser oceanic crust will
Continental_arc
Seabed geologic feature that forms a long ridge perpendicular to a mid-ocean ridge
thin shear zone that includes hydrous phyllosilicates. Oceanic core complexes are often associated with active hydrothermal fields. Oceanic core complexes
Oceanic_core_complex
Emission of light by a living organism
selection acting on luciferins may have arisen from pressures to protect oceanic organisms from potentially deleterious reactive oxygen species (e.g. H2O2
Bioluminescence
Fracture zone of the Pacific Ocean seabed
Clarion–Clipperton zone (CCZ) or Clarion–Clipperton fracture zone is an environmental management area of the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, lying between
Clarion–Clipperton_zone
Geological process at tectonic plate boundaries
thrust on top of an adjacent plate. When oceanic and continental plates converge, normally the denser oceanic crust sinks under the continental crust in
Obduction
Series of faults that offset the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
G.L.; Frikh-khar, D. (1978). "Structure of the oceanic crust in the Eltanin Fault Zone (Pacific Ocean) based on petrographic data". Oceanology. 18: 39–42
Eltanin_fault_system
Subduction zone under South Pacific Ocean
hazard to all coastlines of the Pacific Ocean. There are active volcanoes associated with arc volcanism. The zone includes most of the islands of Vanuatu
Vanuatu_subduction_zone
Uplifted and exposed oceanic crust
ophiolites formed as oceanic lithosphere. Seismic velocity structure studies have provided most of the current knowledge of the oceanic crust's composition
Ophiolite
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