You love the ocean, but can you name its parts? Take the Ocean Geography Quiz!

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Our open oceans are some of the least protected — and least known — places on the planet. Few people know the names of some of the most spectacular ecosystems on Earth.

Take the quiz and find out if you are one of those rare ocean lovers! Simply guess the name of the 7 areas outlined in each image!

1. Look at the map. These waters contain the recently discovered White Shark Cafe — where a large proportion of California’s great white sharks ‘hang out’ each winter. What area is this?

1. Look at the map. These waters contain the recently discovered White Shark Cafe — where a large proportion of California’s great white sharks ‘hang out’ each winter. What area is this?

2. This body of water comprises the southernmost waters of the world oceans, encircling the continent of Antarctica. It also contains the Ross Sea — the largest existing ocean sanctuary on the planet! What is it called?

2. This body of water comprises the southernmost waters of the world oceans, encircling the continent of Antarctica. It also contains the Ross Sea — the largest existing ocean sanctuary on the planet! What is it called?

3. This is the only sea without a land boundary, located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean Gyre and roughly encompassing the Bermuda Triangle. It gets its name from floating seaweed, which provides habitat to species like sea turtles! What sea is it?

3. This is the only sea without a land boundary, located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean Gyre and roughly encompassing the Bermuda Triangle. It gets its name from floating seaweed, which provides habitat to species like sea turtles! What sea is it?

4. This is the longest mountain range on Earth, snaking 40,390 miles (65,000 km) through all five of the world’s oceans. Humans have explored these mountains less than the surface of Venus or Mars!

4. This is the longest mountain range on Earth, snaking 40,390 miles (65,000 km) through all five of the world’s oceans. Humans have explored these mountains less than the surface of Venus or Mars!

5. The outlined sea is one of the most biodiverse in the world. It’s bordered by 21 countries but contains more than 600,000 square miles (more than 1.5 million square km) of unprotected international waters. What sea is it?

5. The outlined sea is one of the most biodiverse in the world. It’s bordered by 21 countries but contains more than 600,000 square miles (more than 1.5 million square km) of unprotected international waters. What sea is it?

6. This extensive coral and sponge reef system is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Brazil. It is located at the mouth of the longest rivers in the world, which lends its name to this reef and the largest rainforest in the world. What is this reef called?

6. This extensive coral and sponge reef system is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Brazil. It is located at the mouth of the longest rivers in the world, which lends its name to this reef and the largest rainforest in the world. What is this reef called?

7. This body of water is being impacted by climate change more rapidly than almost anywhere else on Earth. It must be protected to give ice dependent species — like narwhals, beluga, bowhead whales, walruses, and polar bears a fighting chance.

7. This body of water is being impacted by climate change more rapidly than almost anywhere else on Earth. It must be protected to give ice dependent species — like narwhals, beluga, bowhead whales, walruses, and polar bears a fighting chance.