Panthalassa

Proper noun

Meaning

Panthalassa

(geography) The prehistoric ocean surrounding Pangaea.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

panthalassic ocean

Examples

Pangaea straddled the equator and extended toward the poles, with a corresponding effect on ocean currents in the single great ocean (" Panthalassa ", the "universal sea"), and the Paleo-Tethys Ocean, a large ocean that was between Asia and Gondwana. Source: Internet

The remaining shores were surrounded by the world-ocean known as Panthalassa ("all the sea"). Source: Internet

The vast ocean of Panthalassa covered most of the northern hemisphere. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pantethine panteutonic panth Panthalassan Ocean panthalassic panthalassic ocean