Ocean Ocean An ocean () is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans. The word "ocean" is often used interchangeably with "sea" in American English. Strictly speaking, a "sea" is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land, though "the sea" refers also to the oceans. Saline water covers approximately and is customarily divided into
Back Here on Earth however, and Back Here on Earth is still a very solid set, certainly worth acquiring if you like his other LPs for this label." All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot. Back Here on Earth Back Here On Earth is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fourth studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. Apart from his eponymous debut album, it is Lightfoot's only studio album not to derive its title from a song on the album. "Back Here on Earth" was Lightfoot's last studio recording on the United Artists label which he left after releasing the live album "Sunday Concert"