Ocean
An ocean was a large body of water on a planet; typically larger than a sea, but often used interchangeably, especially when speaking of the "open sea". Many oceans, such as those on Earth, contain seawater. Often where the water meets the shore, s can be found. Oceans might offer conditions suitable to intelligent life, particularly at great depths where they were less turbulent. ()

The seas of Earth were blue in color, whereas the seas of Bajor were green and the seas of  were purple. ()

The planet  was known as an "ocean-planet", as its surface was almost entirely covered by water. ()

Around 100,000 years ago, an unknown species in the Delta Quadrant used a kinetic transfer system to move the oceans of a planet into space, creating what the Moneans call the Waters. ()

In 2024, preparations were being made for seafloor mining operation in the territory of the Pan-Caribbean government. ()

In the Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holoprogram, Hippocrates Noah's plan for world domination involves releasing "millions of tons" of lava, that would cause Earth's tectonic plates to subside. This would result in the planet's continents to be flooded by the oceans, save for his own personal refuge atop Mount Everest. ()

In 2286, the Whale Probe, with its call, was converting water from Earth's ocean into cloud vapor, which increased the cloud cover over the planet. This process, if it had continued, would have meant the end of life on the planet. Fortunately, the process ended when a pair of humpback whales brought from the past convinced the probe to stop. ()
 
In 2374, a Jem'Hadar fighter commanded by Benjamin Sisko crashed into the sea of a planet in Cardassian space. ()

Oceans 
 Atlantic Ocean
 Cyrik Ocean
 Indian Ocean
 Pacific Ocean

Seas 
 Apnex Sea
 Bering Sea
 Black Sea
 Eastern Sea
 Coral Sea
 Opal Sea
 Sargasso Sea
 Sea of Clouds
 Sea of Gatan
 South Seas
 Western Sea
 Voroth Sea

See also 
 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
 Black Sea at Night
 Deep sea diver
 Markoffian sea lizard
 Nimian sea salt
 Oceanography
 Palamarian sea urchin
 Risan sea turtle
 Sea bass
 Sea berry
 Sea chantey
 Sea dog
 Sea-Fever
 Sea level
 Seagull
 Sea rancher
 Sea ray
 Sea Witch
 SeaWorld

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