Ellen.....If it makes you feel any better....I only knew of 4 oceans.... and have 6 sons....one of which has been the only one from our town....to go to the state geography competition....I got one for you....Which is the only state that does not have a town of Lebanon....? ... Love ya....keep us on our toes....I never want to stop learning!....I'm gonna ask my boys and see if they know....since they all have been in HS and some in college....Hope you're dancing! :0)

OCEANS

The planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (right) in varied shades of blue.

For many years only (4) four oceans were officially recognized, and then in the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization established the Southern Ocean, and determined its limits. Those limits include all water below 60 degrees south, and some of it, like the Arctic Ocean, is frozen.

(oceans by size)
#1 Pacific (155,557,000 sq km) larger map
#2 Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km) larger map
#3 Indian (68,556,000 sq km) larger map
#4 Southern (20,327,000 sq km) larger map
#5 Arctic (14,056,000 sq km) larger map

Hey Ellen,

Love your games but there are actually 5 oceans not 4 - Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic and Southern.

Hi Ellen! I teach second grade in Virginia and I just wanted to let you know that there are actually 5 oceans now. They have named the water around Antarctica the Southern Ocean. After teaching that, I always have kids come back the next day telling me how their parents said I was wrong. I started putting it in my parent newsletter ahead of time so they can Google it and not think I'm crazy when their kids come home telling them there are 5 oceans! :-)

Just thought you would want to know!