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How big is the Arctic Ocean? And eight other Arctic facts

The Arctic Ocean is about 5.4 million square miles—about 1.5 times as big as the US—but it is the world’s smallest ocean. Learn more about the Arctic and what WWF is doing to help protect it.

  • Working together to better understand Alaska’s beluga whales

    May 13, 2024

    WWF worked with Kotlik and Emmonak community members using hydrophones to capture audio of beluga whales underwater. The goal is to better understand beluga behavior in freshwater and ensure these marine mammals are protected.

    Close up of beluga whale face

  • An aquatic symphony of beluga whales inspires adventurers

    WWF Magazine: Fall 2019
    "We come across a pod of belugas, and our guide lowers a hydrophone a few feet below the surface of the water. The concert begins, and we learn why belugas are called canaries of the sea."
    Beluga above surface

  • Why we must help Bristol Bay now

    April 02, 2018

    Bristol Bay, Alaska is one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the world and the source of the world's largest wild salmon fishery. Yet its future is in jeopardy from the proposal for Pebble Mine. Now the US Army Corps of Engineers is attempting to fast track the mine's permit application and we must take action now.

    bristol bay aerial