Iapetus Ocean

Summary

Iapetus Ocean is a historic ocean^[1]. It draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (historic_ocean category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iapetus Ocean's instance of is recorded as historic ocean^[3].
• Iapetos is named after Iapetus Ocean^[4].
• Iapetus Ocean's part of is recorded as World Ocean^[5].
• Iapetus Ocean's start time is recorded as -600000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• Iapetus Ocean's end time is recorded as -400000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Iapetus Ocean's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xf4n^[8].
• Iapetus Ocean's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Iapetus-Ocean^[9].
• Iapetus Ocean's time period is recorded as Neoproterozoic^[10].
• Iapetus Ocean's time period is recorded as Paleozoic^[11].
• Iapetus Ocean's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4919229^[12].
• Iapetus Ocean's named by is recorded as W. Brian Harland^[13].
• Iapetus Ocean's has boundary is recorded as Gondwana^[14].
• Iapetus Ocean's has boundary is recorded as Laurentia^[15].
• Iapetus Ocean's has boundary is recorded as Avalonia^[16].
• Iapetus Ocean's has boundary is recorded as Baltica^[17].
• Iapetus Ocean's A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences entry ID is recorded as 4102^[18].

Body

Geography

Iapetus Ocean's part of is recorded as World Ocean^[5].

Designation and Status

Iapetus Ocean's instance of is recorded as historic ocean^[3].

History and Context

Iapetos is named after Iapetus Ocean^[4].

Why It Matters

Iapetus Ocean draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (historic_ocean category, ranking #4 of 19).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]