What are the top facts about the ocean? While much is known about the ocean, a large part of it remains unknown. Here are fun facts about it for people of all ages.

Geographically, this ocean is divided into five distinct regions, commonly called the world's oceans. These oceans, while ...

The Atlantic Ocean isn't just close to the UK. It's the second largest ocean in the world and it stretches all the way from the top part of the Earth, the North, to the bottom part, the South.

A photo of the earth and its oceans taken from space. The photo has been changed so we can see all of the earth’s surface in one picture. The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean.

To the Ends of the Earth: The Natural World - Oceans is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Yet the ocean is very familiar to more than three billion people whose livelihoods depend directly on coastal and marine ecosystems—about 8 percent of the world's people are fishermen.

Marine biodiversity is the main source of protein for more than a billion people around the world. In addition, over three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their ...

Over 40% of the global population lives within 100 km of the coast, while the ocean is the vehicle for over 80% of global trade. The marine world is also a source of affordable, reliable, and ...