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An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification represented as Cfb, typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual ...
RMS Oceanic was a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line. She sailed on her maiden voyage on 6 September 1899 and was the largest ship in the world until 1901. [ 1 ] At the outbreak of World War I she was converted into an armed merchant cruiser .
Oceanic was the planned name of an unfinished ocean liner that was partially built by Harland and Wolff for the White Star Line. It would have been the third ship bearing the name Oceanic, after the one of 1870 and the one of 1899. It was envisaged in 1926, with the idea of modernizing the transatlantic service of the company.
Oceanic evaporation, as a phase of the water cycle, is the source of most rainfall (about 90%), [68] causing a global cloud cover of 67% and a consistent oceanic cloud cover of 72%. [69] Ocean temperatures affect climate and wind patterns that affect life on land.
Oceanic-class ocean liner, class of liners based on SS Oceanic (1870) RMS Oceanic (1899), a transatlantic ocean liner built for the White Star Line; Oceanic (unfinished ship), a project of the 1930s; SS Oceanic (1950), built as SS Independence in 1950; SS Oceanic (1965), also named Big Red Boat I by Premier Cruises
The oceanic zone is typically defined as the area of the ocean lying beyond the continental shelf (e.g. the neritic zone), but operationally is often referred to as beginning where the water depths drop to below 200 metres (660 ft), seaward from the coast into the open ocean with its pelagic zone.