1136:
610:
19:
704:
655:
131:
914:
399:
1086:
873:
797:
571:
356:
997:
834:
307:
264:
528:
955:
753:
489:
221:
1034:
179:
440:
1325:
Antarctica is included on this list although not a country. If the
Southern ocean is considered a separate ocean, it borders on only that one ocean. If, however, the Southern Ocean is considered to be merely part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, Antarctica borders on all
1273:
The boundary between North and South
America is somewhat arbitrary. Although atlases today generally show Panama entirely within North America, some atlases show the continental boundary along the
1264:
each borders on two oceans, no single contiguous US territory borders on three oceans. The two together would make the United States a country bordering on three oceans.
1394:
1344:
1277:. Furthermore, some 19th century atlases even showed the continental boundary along the border between Costa Rica and Panama, which was then part of
1489:
1197:
66:
1290:
Chile borders on three oceans if the
Southern and Atlantic Oceans are considered to meet in its territory, but only on two otherwise.
1504:
1494:
738:
1218:
South Africa borders on three oceans if the
Southern Ocean is considered to extend to its shores, but only on two otherwise.
1316:
Australia borders on three oceans if the
Southern Ocean is considered to extend that far north, but only on two otherwise.
689:
1499:
1349:
1303:
is considered part of it and the
Pacific Ocean if its waters are considered to extend to the Argentine portion of the
248:
65:. Countries which border on multiple oceans because of discontiguous regions are excluded here but included in the
1469:
1354:
1261:
713:
640:
1389:
474:
1339:
1123:
387:
343:
23:
1419:
1231:
is considered part of the Arctic Ocean, but only one if it is considered part of the North
Atlantic.
1465:
1423:
1364:
38:
1049:
69:. Countries bordering on just one of the five oceans are not included, no matter how many of its
782:
334:
233:
191:
161:
810:
274:
18:
898:
844:
317:
34:
1384:
1304:
1166:
1156:
1101:
1096:
1064:
1053:
965:
766:
724:
625:
583:
540:
151:
143:
103:
58:
50:
1483:
1440:
1300:
1278:
1228:
1146:
1108:
1057:
1044:
1010:
970:
946:
927:
886:
849:
770:
719:
709:
670:
660:
620:
562:
547:
501:
450:
98:
70:
46:
41:, provided the same contiguous territory borders on more than one of the five named
1274:
1241:
982:
679:
632:
590:
466:
136:
108:
62:
54:
1448:
1444:
1359:
508:
324:
281:
1174:
919:
459:
404:
206:
1141:
1091:
878:
802:
576:
455:
361:
291:
1002:
839:
312:
269:
1127:
533:
391:
347:
238:
196:
1415:
1257:
960:
758:
664:
615:
494:
445:
431:
226:
122:
1464:. Chicago and New York: Prepared and published especially for the
1436:
1039:
184:
42:
17:
1451:
Seas, which would all be in the Indian Ocean column of the table.
170:
1439:
is not included. It borders on the Indian Ocean including the
1426:. In total France would have bordered on three or four oceans.
1299:
Argentina's oceans include the
Southern Ocean if the
22:World map of the five-ocean model with approximate
31:list of countries which border two or more oceans
1395:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
8:
1345:Boundaries between the continents of Earth
80:
1376:
1211:
1198:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
1227:Iceland bordrers on two oceans if the
7:
1252:
1250:
67:list of transcontinental countries
14:
1134:
1084:
1032:
995:
953:
912:
871:
832:
795:
751:
702:
653:
608:
569:
526:
487:
438:
397:
354:
305:
262:
219:
177:
129:
1490:Lists of countries by geography
739:First transcontinental railroad
1:
1418:is not included because its
1385:"How many oceans are there?"
1468:, Kansas City, Missouri by
1350:Sea to Sea (disambiguation)
249:High-speed railway to Eilat
1521:
1470:Rand McNally & Company
1472:. 1900. pp. 118–120.
1462:Dollar Atlas of the World
1355:Transcontinental railroad
1240:Greenland is part of the
93:Trans-oceanic connection
92:
89:
86:
83:
1505:Lists of bodies of water
1422:are not contiguous with
641:Canadian Pacific Railway
1495:Country classifications
1390:National Ocean Service
475:Trans-Siberian Railway
26:
1340:Borders of the oceans
690:Trans-Alaska Pipeline
21:
1420:overseas departments
944:North America &
1466:Kansas City Journal
1424:Metropolitan France
1365:Bioceanic principle
1500:Lists by continent
1050:Strait of Magellan
27:
1203:
1202:
783:Tehuantepec route
335:Strait of Malacca
234:Mediterranean Sea
192:Mediterranean Sea
162:Cape of Good Hope
1512:
1474:
1473:
1458:
1452:
1433:
1427:
1412:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1401:
1381:
1327:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1297:
1291:
1288:
1282:
1271:
1265:
1254:
1245:
1238:
1232:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1177:
1163:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1130:
1115:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1080:
1071:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1028:
1001:
999:
998:
991:
959:
957:
956:
949:
918:
916:
915:
908:
877:
875:
874:
867:
838:
836:
835:
828:
811:Gulf of Honduras
801:
799:
798:
791:
757:
755:
754:
747:
735:
708:
706:
705:
698:
686:
659:
657:
656:
649:
614:
612:
611:
604:
575:
573:
572:
565:
554:
532:
530:
529:
522:
493:
491:
490:
483:
444:
442:
441:
434:
412:
403:
401:
400:
385:
360:
358:
357:
350:
311:
309:
308:
301:
275:Gulf of Thailand
268:
266:
265:
258:
225:
223:
222:
215:
183:
181:
180:
173:
158:
135:
133:
132:
125:
81:
35:sovereign states
1520:
1519:
1515:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1480:
1479:
1478:
1477:
1460:
1459:
1455:
1434:
1430:
1413:
1409:
1399:
1397:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1373:
1336:
1331:
1330:
1324:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1298:
1294:
1289:
1285:
1272:
1268:
1255:
1248:
1239:
1235:
1226:
1222:
1217:
1213:
1208:
1191:Southern Ocean
1185:South Atlantic
1173:
1161:
1135:
1133:
1122:
1113:
1085:
1083:
1078:
1069:
1056:
1052:
1033:
1031:
1026:
996:
994:
989:
954:
952:
945:
943:
913:
911:
906:
899:Nicaragua Canal
872:
870:
865:
845:Gulf of Fonseca
833:
831:
826:
796:
794:
789:
769:
752:
750:
745:
733:
703:
701:
696:
684:
654:
652:
647:
609:
607:
602:
570:
568:
561:
552:
527:
525:
520:
488:
486:
481:
458:
439:
437:
429:
410:
398:
396:
383:
355:
353:
341:
318:South China Sea
306:
304:
299:
263:
261:
256:
220:
218:
213:
178:
176:
168:
156:
130:
128:
121:
79:
12:
11:
5:
1518:
1516:
1508:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1482:
1481:
1476:
1475:
1453:
1428:
1407:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1318:
1309:
1305:Beagle Channel
1292:
1283:
1266:
1246:
1233:
1220:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1182:South Pacific
1180:
1178:
1170:
1169:
1167:Indian Pacific
1164:
1159:
1157:Southern Ocean
1154:
1151:
1149:
1144:
1131:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1104:
1102:South Atlantic
1099:
1097:Beagle Channel
1094:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1067:
1065:Southern Ocean
1062:
1060:
1054:Beagle Channel
1047:
1042:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1013:
1008:
1007:Pacific Ocean
1005:
992:
986:
985:
980:
977:
975:
973:
968:
966:Gulf of Panama
963:
950:
940:
939:
937:
934:
932:
930:
925:
924:Pacific Ocean
922:
909:
903:
902:
896:
893:
891:
889:
884:
883:Pacific Ocean
881:
868:
862:
861:
859:
856:
854:
852:
847:
842:
829:
823:
822:
820:
817:
815:
813:
808:
807:Pacific Ocean
805:
792:
786:
785:
780:
777:
775:
773:
767:Gulf of Mexico
764:
763:Pacific Ocean
761:
748:
742:
741:
736:
731:
729:
727:
725:North Atlantic
722:
717:
699:
693:
692:
687:
682:
677:
675:
673:
668:
650:
644:
643:
638:
635:
630:
628:
626:North Atlantic
623:
618:
605:
599:
598:
596:
593:
588:
586:
584:North Atlantic
581:
579:
566:
558:
557:
555:
550:
545:
543:
541:North Atlantic
538:
536:
523:
517:
516:
514:
511:
506:
504:
499:
497:
484:
478:
477:
472:
469:
464:
462:
453:
448:
435:
426:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
407:
394:
380:
379:
377:
374:
372:
369:
367:
366:Pacific Ocean
364:
351:
338:
337:
332:
329:
327:
322:
320:
315:
302:
296:
295:
289:
286:
284:
279:
277:
272:
259:
253:
252:
246:
243:
241:
236:
231:
229:
216:
210:
209:
204:
201:
199:
194:
189:
187:
174:
165:
164:
159:
154:
152:Southern Ocean
149:
146:
144:South Atlantic
141:
139:
126:
118:
117:
114:
111:
106:
101:
95:
94:
91:
88:
85:
78:
75:
33:includes both
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1517:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1487:
1485:
1471:
1467:
1463:
1457:
1454:
1450:
1446:
1442:
1441:Bay of Bengal
1438:
1435:For example,
1432:
1429:
1425:
1421:
1417:
1414:For example,
1411:
1408:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1380:
1377:
1370:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1333:
1322:
1319:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1301:Drake Passage
1296:
1293:
1287:
1284:
1280:
1279:Gran Colombia
1276:
1270:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1253:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1229:Greenland Sea
1224:
1221:
1215:
1212:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1188:Indian Ocean
1187:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1172:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:Indian Ocean
1152:
1150:
1148:
1147:South Pacific
1145:
1143:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1112:
1110:
1109:Drake Passage
1107:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1082:
1079:South America
1077:
1076:
1073:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1058:Drake Passage
1055:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1045:South Pacific
1043:
1041:
1030:
1027:South America
1025:
1024:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1014:
1012:
1011:Caribbean Sea
1009:
1006:
1004:
993:
990:South America
988:
987:
984:
981:
978:
976:
974:
972:
971:Caribbean Sea
969:
967:
964:
962:
951:
948:
947:South America
942:
941:
938:
935:
933:
931:
929:
928:Caribbean Sea
926:
923:
921:
910:
907:North America
905:
904:
900:
897:
894:
892:
890:
888:
887:Caribbean Sea
885:
882:
880:
869:
866:North America
864:
863:
860:
857:
855:
853:
851:
850:Caribbean Sea
848:
846:
843:
841:
830:
827:North America
825:
824:
821:
818:
816:
814:
812:
809:
806:
804:
793:
790:North America
788:
787:
784:
781:
778:
776:
774:
772:
771:Caribbean Sea
768:
765:
762:
760:
749:
746:North America
744:
743:
740:
737:
732:
730:
728:
726:
723:
721:
720:North Pacific
718:
715:
711:
700:
697:North America
695:
694:
691:
688:
683:
681:
678:
676:
674:
672:
671:North Pacific
669:
666:
662:
651:
648:North America
646:
645:
642:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
627:
624:
622:
621:North Pacific
619:
617:
606:
603:North America
601:
600:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
585:
582:
580:
578:
567:
564:
563:North America
560:
559:
556:
551:
549:
548:Greenland Sea
546:
544:
542:
539:
537:
535:
524:
519:
518:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
503:
502:Norwegian Sea
500:
498:
496:
485:
480:
479:
476:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
461:
457:
454:
452:
451:North Pacific
449:
447:
436:
433:
428:
427:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
408:
406:
395:
393:
389:
382:
381:
378:
375:
373:
371:Indian Ocean
370:
368:
365:
363:
352:
349:
345:
340:
339:
336:
333:
330:
328:
326:
323:
321:
319:
316:
314:
303:
298:
297:
293:
290:
287:
285:
283:
280:
278:
276:
273:
271:
260:
255:
254:
250:
247:
244:
242:
240:
237:
235:
232:
230:
228:
217:
212:
211:
208:
205:
202:
200:
198:
195:
193:
190:
188:
186:
175:
172:
169:Africa &
167:
166:
163:
160:
155:
153:
150:
148:Indian Ocean
147:
145:
142:
140:
138:
127:
124:
120:
119:
115:
112:
110:
107:
105:
102:
100:
97:
96:
82:
76:
74:
72:
71:marginal seas
68:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
25:
20:
16:
1461:
1456:
1431:
1410:
1398:. Retrieved
1388:
1379:
1321:
1312:
1295:
1286:
1275:Panama Canal
1269:
1242:Danish Realm
1236:
1223:
1214:
983:Panama Canal
680:Arctic Ocean
633:Arctic Ocean
591:Arctic Ocean
467:Arctic Ocean
137:South Africa
73:they touch.
39:dependencies
30:
28:
15:
1360:World Ocean
901:(proposed)
509:Barents Sea
430:Asia &
342:Asia &
325:Andaman Sea
294:(proposed)
282:Andaman Sea
251:(proposed)
1484:Categories
1400:7 February
1371:References
1175:Antarctica
920:Costa Rica
460:Baltic Sea
417:Timor Sea
411:Flores Sea
409:Savu Sea,
405:East Timor
207:Suez Canal
84:Continent
24:boundaries
1256:Although
1142:Australia
1124:Australia
1114:1, 2 or 3
1092:Argentina
879:Nicaragua
803:Guatemala
577:Greenland
456:Black Sea
388:Australia
362:Indonesia
344:Australia
292:Kra Canal
1443:and the
1334:See also
1262:Lower 48
1260:and the
1003:Colombia
840:Honduras
714:Lower 48
313:Malaysia
270:Thailand
104:Atlantic
87:Country
59:Southern
51:Atlantic
1449:Andaman
1445:Arabian
1194:1 or 3
1128:Oceania
534:Iceland
392:Oceania
348:Oceania
239:Red Sea
197:Red Sea
99:Pacific
90:Oceans
47:Pacific
1416:France
1326:three.
1258:Alaska
1162:2 or 3
1139:
1089:
1070:2 or 3
1037:
1000:
961:Panama
958:
917:
876:
837:
800:
759:Mexico
756:
707:
665:Alaska
658:
616:Canada
613:
574:
553:1 or 2
531:
521:Europe
495:Norway
492:
482:Europe
446:Russia
443:
432:Europe
402:
386:&
359:
310:
267:
227:Israel
224:
182:
157:2 or 3
134:
123:Africa
116:Count
113:Polar
109:Indian
63:Arctic
61:, and
55:Indian
45:, the
43:oceans
1437:India
1206:Notes
1040:Chile
185:Egypt
29:This
1447:and
1402:2016
384:Asia
300:Asia
257:Asia
214:Asia
171:Asia
77:List
37:and
1486::
1393:.
1387:.
1249:^
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979:2
936:2
895:2
858:2
819:2
779:2
716:)
710:US
667:)
661:US
637:3
595:2
513:2
471:3
422:2
376:2
331:2
288:2
245:2
203:2
57:,
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