also: ほっぴょうよう
noun
Refers to the Arctic Ocean. The term 北極海 is more common in modern Japanese.
See also: 北極海
北氷洋は地球の最北端に位置する海です。
The Arctic Ocean is the sea located at the northernmost part of the Earth.
More common modern term for the Arctic Ocean. 北氷洋 is an older or less frequent synonym.
Compound of 北 (north), 氷 (ice), and 洋 (ocean). The reading ほっぴょうよう is a euphonic change from ほくひょうよう.