2007-02-28 05:39:21 · 4 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Areas were named by the map makers as they went along. Then as years passed and usage increased, the maps were refined and names were decided on by consensus of all users. The oceans have been there since the dawn of time, but it only as we started exploring them and "discovering" them that we actually named them.
Here's a great site that teaches us about the world's oceans...
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/oceans.htm
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2007-02-28 05:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
By having to cross a land mass to get there.
2007-02-28 13:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By it's location. And different fishes
2007-02-28 13:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they read the sign... and here's your sign
2007-02-28 13:47:42 · answer #4 · answered by bluesax2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋