The United States is bordered by how many oceans?
The United States of America is bordered by three oceans: the Atlantic Ocean to the East, the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Arctic Ocean to the North. The Arctic Ocean is bordered by only one State - Alaska.
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194 Comments
Roman Folk
Ron Miller, the Caribbean is a sea, not an ocean.
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Mar 15, 2017 5:52PM
Kime Jones
Ron Miller, if it was an OCEAN
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Mar 20, 2017 7:03PM
Albeck1994
Lisa Dolan Newman, really you need the answer spelling out too. As a non American the answer was obvious. That's because we look at the US as a whole not in bits like Americans seem to do.
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Mar 21, 2017 6:21AM
Ron Miller
Doesn't Puerto Rico and the Caribbean count?
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Mar 15, 2017 5:41PM
vbones11
Making people think. Good question. Could do without the mean comments though.
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Mar 21, 2017 6:49PM
Andy Pocock
I blew it but i love reading all the losers that cant believe that they blew it
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Jul 31, 2018 6:26PM
Karin Johansson
Frank Sheahan, united states are 50 states. Not 48. Both Alaska and Hawaii is a part of it. You uneducated americans!
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Mar 21, 2017 12:18PM
Michael Carter
Kime Jones, Still no. Puerto Rico is a Territory not a state.
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Mar 20, 2017 9:55PM
Richard D. Boyle
Kime Jones, if you included Puerto Rico you would have to also include Guam and other US territories in the Pacific. Make sense?
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Mar 29, 2020 12:40AM
Christopher J Voce
Whoops forgot about Alaska
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Mar 10, 2020 8:39PM
Toni Tanouye
I hate those trick questions. Most people think only of the contiguous States.
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Jan 10, 2020 12:36AM
Stephen B. Myers
I lucked out with (3), was thinking of Gulf of Mexico (Dummy, that’s a Gulf)! Lol
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Aug 23, 2018 12:11AM
RainingStars
Oh good grief, People! The United States 🇺🇸 is bordered by 3...get it, 3 Oceans 🌊 They include the Atlantic Ocean on the East Coast...the Pacific Ocean, on the West Coast, (It also surrounds our 50th State, Hawai'i) and the Arctic Ocean, which borders our 49th State, which is Alaska! The Caribbean is a SEA not an OCEAN, and The Gulf of Mexico is NOT an Ocean, but an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, which borders Alabama, Florida, Louisiana Mississippi, and Texas (and also the country of Mexico 🇲🇽)
I think, by reading all these comments, that, at least, 80% of you need to read up on your Geography, since you don't seem to know the difference between an Ocean and a Sea, or a State and a Territory, and that there are a total of 50 States, which include the 48 Contiguous States and the 2 States that are not attached to the rest of the USA! Sheesh! 🤷🏻♀️
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Aug 21, 2018 11:06AM
RainingStars
Renee...The Gulf of Mexico 🇲🇽 is NOT an Ocean! The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Ses of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:47AM
RainingStars
Mike Zavorka...the Gulf of Mexico is NOT an Ocean! The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:35AM
RainingStars
Tom Hurt...The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:32AM
RainingStars
Karyn Limon Whitemaine...The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:14AM
RainingStars
Wynny Bain...The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:10AM
RainingStars
Eddy Perry, Nikki Proctor, Nellie Lambert, Ron Southart, Chris Adams, Maria R. Valenzuela de Spielberger...Last time I checked, Alaska was STILL part of the United States 🇺🇸, as is Hawai'i (both receiving Statehood, in 1959...Alaska 49th...Hawai'i 50th) Alaska is bordered by the Arctic Ocean, so therefore, there are 3 Oceans 🌊 that border the United States. Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific! The Caribbean is a Sea, not an Ocean, and The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent.
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Aug 21, 2018 10:09AM
RainingStars
Nanu Saitta, jccc, Kathy Maloney, Barbara Franklin...It didn't say CONTIGUOUS United States 🇺🇸 It said UNITED STATES, which also includes Alaska (which is bordered by the Pacific and Arctic Oceans) and Hawai'i, (which is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean!
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Aug 21, 2018 9:46AM
RainingStars
Wilbur Hargreaves...I believe that Alaska is still part of the United States, right? Alaska is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, and also by the Arctic Ocean, therefore, the United States 🇺🇸 IS bordered by 3 Oceans 🌊. The Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific.
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Aug 21, 2018 9:18AM
RainingStars
Guillermo Barron...The Gulf of Mexico 🇲🇽 is NOT an Ocean. The Gulf of Mexico is an Ocean basin and a marginal Sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. The question asked how many Oceans border the United States 🇺🇸 Answer 3. Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific.
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Aug 21, 2018 9:10AM
RainingStars
Tom M. Haynes...The Caribbean is a Sea, not an Ocean...That's why it's called the "Caribbean Sea" and not the "Caribbean Ocean"
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Aug 21, 2018 9:00AM
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