A north polar view of Earth shows the Arctic Ocean. Image is taken of a globe made by Readers Digest.
The Arctic Ocean is at the center of a north polar view of planet Earth. It is almost entirely surrounded by Canada, Alaska, Russia, Scandinavia, and Greenland. The North Pacific connects with the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Sea and Bering Strait - a rather small opening. The North Atlantic connects with the Arctic Ocean through the area between Greenland and Scandinavia - a rather large opening. This is why there are so many more icebergs in the North Atlantic as compared to the North Pacific. Most of the Arctic icebergs floating near the North Pacific become grounded before they get through the Bering Strait but in the North Atlantic many of these icebergs float into the the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic and may cause problems. The sinking of the Titanic was from such a large iceberg and since that catastrophic incident there has been a North Atlantic Ice Patrol with warnings to ships in the areas where there may be dangerous icebergs. There is no such thing (or need for it) in the North Pacific simply because of its geography.
