The Hidden Depths of Earth’s Oceans: How Many Oceans Are There—and Why the Answer Might Surprise You
The first time most of us learned about Earth’s oceans, we were taught there were five: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. A neat, tidy number, easy to memorize, and neatly divided by continents. But if you’ve ever stood on a beach in Australia staring at the endless expanse of the Indian Ocean, or […]