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{{for|other variants|Ocean (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Frozen Ocean
| group = Regular
| 1-1 = Frozen Ocean.png
| 1-1size = 500px
| group2 = Vibrant Visuals
| 2-1 = Frozen Ocean Vibrant Visuals.png
| 2-1size = 500px
| downfall = 0.5
| temperature = 0.0 (0.2 in some ocean areas)
| precipitation = Yes
| snow_accumulation = 0.125-0.25
| grasscolor = #80B497
| foliagecolor = #60A17B
| dryfoliagecolor = #8F7A5A
| watercolor = {{color|#3938C9}}{{only|java|short=y}} {{color|#2570B5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| underwaterfogcolor = {{color|#050533}}{{only|java|short=y}} {{color|#174985}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures = {{EnvLink|Shipwreck}} {{EnvLink|Ocean ruins}} {{EnvLink|Mineshaft}} {{EnvLink|Trial Chambers}}
| features = {{EnvLink|Iceberg}} {{BlockLink|Blue ice|link=Blue Ice (feature)}}
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Water}} {{BlockLink|Ice}} {{BlockLink|Snow Block}} {{BlockLink|Packed Ice}} {{BlockLink|Blue Ice}} {{BlockLink|Gravel}} {{BlockLink|Sand}} {{BlockLink|Clay}} {{BlockLink|Dirt}}
|atmospherics = Default
|lighting = Cold
|volumetric = Default
|colorgrading = Cold
}}

The '''frozen ocean''' is a cold variant of [[Minecraft:ocean]]s covered by [[Minecraft:Iceberg (feature)|icebergs]]. The water's surface is partially covered with [[Minecraft:ice]], where [[Minecraft:snowfall]] may occur and [[Minecraft:polar bears]] can spawn.

== Description ==
[[File:Ocean colors.png|thumb|200px|The separate colors of each ocean variant {{in|java}}.]]
The frozen ocean has low temperature and often borders [[Minecraft:snowy beach]]es. They generate next to [[Minecraft:snowy plains]], [[Minecraft:ice spikes]], and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s usually, but they can also generate next to regular [[Minecraft:taiga]] biomes, resulting in incorrect and weird generation. Like the standard and cold oceans, it has a gravel seabed, though the water's surface is mostly frozen. Neither seagrass nor kelp generates on the seafloor, leaving it entirely barren and reminiscent of pre-[[Minecraft:Update Aquatic]] oceans. Large [[Minecraft:iceberg]]s made of [[Minecraft:snow block]]s, [[Minecraft:packed ice]] and a bit of [[Minecraft:blue ice]] frequently generate on the surface.

Frozen oceans have varying temperatures across their landscapes, and have a more noticeable effect in that colder patches have snowfall and ice sheets, while warmer patches have rainfall (up to a certain height) and unfrozen water. See also [[Minecraft:Biome#Temperature]].

With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], frozen oceans use default environmental settings with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear colder blue.

== Mobs ==
The following mobs naturally spawn here:

{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=5|size=1|note=Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]].}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=1|size=1-2}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
|watercreature=
{{Spawn row|Nautilus|weight=3|size=1|}}
{{Spawn row|Squid|weight=3|size=1-4}}
|waterambient=
{{Spawn row|Salmon|weight=15|size=1-5}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Drowned|weight=100|size=2-4|note=Adult drowned wielding a trident have a 50% chance of spawning mounted on a [[Minecraft:zombie nautilus]].}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Stray|weight=96|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=24|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Nautilus|weight=8|size=1|}}
{{Spawn row|Squid|weight=8|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Polar Bear|weight=5|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Rabbit|weight=4|size=2-3}}
|watercreature=
{{Spawn row|Cod|weight=75|size=4-7}}
{{Spawn row|Salmon|weight=26|size=3-5}}
}}

== Sounds ==
When in any ocean biome, unique ocean [[Minecraft:ambience]] play randomly. Normal overworld tracks also play, alongside "Axolotl", "Dragon Fish" and "Shuniji", as the requirements for those are merely to be underwater rather than biome-determined.

=== Ambience ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+List
!Name
!Sound
!Group
|-
|Underwater Ambience
|[[File:Underwater Ambience.ogg]]
|Loop
|-
|Bubbles 1
|[[File:Bubbles1.ogg]]
|rowspan = 8|Loop Additions
|-
|Bubbles 2
|[[File:Bubbles2.ogg]]
|-
|Bubbles 3
|[[File:Bubbles3.ogg]]
|-
|Bubbles 4
|[[File:Bubbles4.ogg]]
|-
|Bubbles 5
|[[File:Bubbles5.ogg]]
|-
|Bubbles 6
|[[File:Bubbles6.ogg]]
|-
|Water 1
|[[File:Water1.ogg]]
|-
|Water 2
|[[File:Water2.ogg]]
|-
|Animal 1
|[[File:Animal1.ogg]]
|rowspan = 8|Rare Loop Additions
|-
|Bass Whale 1
|[[File:Bass Whale1.ogg]]
|-
|Bass Whale 2
|[[File:Bass Whale2.ogg]]
|-
|Crackles 1
|[[File:Crackles1.ogg]]
|-
|Crackles 2
|[[File:Crackles2.ogg]]
|-
|Driplets 1
|[[File:Driplets1.ogg]]
|-
|Driplets 2
|[[File:Driplets2.ogg]]
|-
|Earth Crack
|[[File:Earth Crack.ogg]]
|-
|Animal 2
|[[File:Animal2.ogg]]
|rowspan = 5|Ultra Rare Loop Additions
|-
|Dark 1
|[[File:Dark1.ogg]]
|-
|Dark 2
|[[File:Dark2.ogg]]
|-
|Dark 3
|[[File:Dark3.ogg]]
|-
|Dark 4
|[[File:Dark4.ogg]]
|}

=== Music ===
{{Music disclaimer}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
! '''Filename in Minecraft'''
! [[Minecraft:Gameplay]]
! '''Soundtrack Title'''
! Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
|-
! axolotl.ogg
| Underwater
| "[[Minecraft:Axolotl (song)|Axolotl]]"
| {{sort|C3|—}}
| [[File:Axolotl.ogg]]
|-
! dragon_fish.ogg
| Underwater
| "[[Minecraft:Dragon Fish]]"
| {{sort|C2|—}}
| [[File:Dragon Fish.ogg]]
|-
! shuniji.ogg
| Underwater
| "[[Minecraft:Shuniji]]"
| {{sort|C1|—}}
| [[File:Shuniji.ogg]]
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Frozen Ocean
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=frozen_ocean
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=frozen-ocean
|nameid=frozen_ocean
|id=10
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Adventuring Time;Sail the 7 Seas}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Adventuring Time}}

== Videos ==
{{yt|FRBGEdXAkvU}}

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease|Added FrozenOcean. At this time, it generates as an ocean with a solid layer of ice at the surface. It also generates in small patches alongside the shore of the new snowy biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a|Frozen ocean no longer generates naturally.
|Frozen ocean is now required for the new "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:achievement/Java Edition|achievement]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w17a|Frozen ocean is no longer required for the "Adventuring Time" achievement, making it possible to obtain in normal gameplay.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w08a|Frozen ocean biome now generates naturally again, though differently from before.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w09a|Added [[Minecraft:underwater ruin]] structures, which generate in all oceans.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Added [[Minecraft:shipwrecks]], which generate in all oceans.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w15a|Added [[Minecraft:iceberg]]s, which generate in frozen oceans.
|Ocean variants now have their own water colors.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w16a|Renamed "FrozenOcean" to "Frozen Ocean".}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|Underwater ruins and shipwrecks are now rarer.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w06a|Frozen ocean biomes generate with a stone floor below Y{{=}}50 instead of a gravel floor.<ref>{{bug|MC-214783||Oceans generate with stone floors|Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w15a|Frozen oceans generate with a gravel floor once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w44a|Frozen ocean is once again required for the "Adventuring Time" [[Minecraft:advancement]].}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Added the [[Minecraft:Legacy Frozen Ocean|frozen ocean]] biome, although it remained unused like in ''Java Edition'' 1.7.2.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|Added the new frozen oceans as a separate biome. The old biome remains unused.
|Added [[Minecraft:shipwreck]]s, and [[Minecraft:iceberg]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.2.20.1|Added [[Minecraft:underwater ruin]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.16.230.56|Frozen oceans generate with a stone floor below Y{{=}}51 instead of a gravel floor behind the Caves & Cliffs [[Minecraft:experimental gameplay]] toggle.<ref>{{bug|MCPE-125235||Ocean floors are generated with stone floors}}</ref> This does not occur in the [[Minecraft:Old]] world type.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.30|exp=Caves and Cliffs|dev=beta 1.17.30.23|Frozen oceans generate with a gravel floor once again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.0|dev=beta 1.18.0.20|Frozen oceans now generate near snowy biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|Frozen ocean no longer generate seagrass.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.20|The surface is no longer entirely covered by ice and now features patches of open water.|Icebergs now generate with a shape and frequency that more closely matches {{JE}}.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|ps4=1.00|psvita=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Frozen ocean biome added. At this time, it generates as an ocean with a solid layer of ice at the surface. It also generates in small patches alongside the shore of the new snowy biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Frozen oceans no longer generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|Frozen ocean biome now generates naturally again, though differently from before.
|Added [[Minecraft:shipwrecks]], [[Minecraft:underwater ruin]]s, and [[Minecraft:iceberg]]s.}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=21w37a|Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 10.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Before [[Minecraft:1.18]], regular and deep frozen oceans could generate near any kind of biome. It was somewhat common to see an [[Minecraft:iceberg]] bordering a [[Minecraft:desert]], [[Minecraft:savanna]] or [[Minecraft:badlands]] in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition]]''. Until 1.18, frozen oceans had a rough regular ocean border to minimize this effect in ''[[Minecraft:Java Edition]]''.

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Old Frozen Ocean.png|View of an old pre-[[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13]] frozen ocean.
File:Icebergs.png|Another view of a frozen ocean.
File:Frozen Ocean Colors.png|An example of the random temperature variation within frozen oceans. The darker areas are colder, and have snowfall and ice sheets; the lighter areas are warmer, have rainfall and unfrozen water.
File:Frozen Ocean Colors 2.png|Same as the previous image, edited for better visibility.
File:Frozen Wrecked Ship.png|A wrecked ship in an iceberg at a frozen ocean.
File:LadyAgnes Frozen Ocean.jpg|A frozen ocean biome.
File:Forest Icebergs.png|A frozen ocean near a forest.
File:Salmon Icebergs.jpg|Salmon beneath icebergs.
File:Frozen Ocean single biome pre-1.18.png|A frozen ocean [[Minecraft:single biome]] world before [[Minecraft:1.18]].
File:Frozen Ocean RTX.png|A frozen ocean with [[Minecraft:ray tracing]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Minecraft:Tutorial:Island survival]]
*{{BiomeLink|Beach}}
*{{BiomeLink|Snowy Beach}}
*{{BiomeLink|Stony Shore}}
*{{BiomeLink|River}}
*{{BiomeLink|Mushroom Fields}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Mcnet|around-block--frozen-ocean|Around the Block: Frozen Ocean|October 28, 2021|Duncan Geere}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox ocean}}{{Navbox biomes|overworld}}

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