Minecraft:Frozen Ocean

The frozen ocean is an icy variant of Minecraft:oceans covered by icebergs. The water's surface is partially covered with Minecraft:ice, where Minecraft:snowfall may occur and Minecraft:polar bears can spawn.

Generation

Frozen oceans generate as shallow ocean biomes in the frozen temperature zones, near Minecraft:snowy plains, Minecraft:snowy taigas, regular Minecraft:taigas, and Minecraft:ice spikes. They may be separated from land biomes by Minecraft:snowy beaches, non-frozen Minecraft:stony shores, and Minecraft:frozen rivers, though they may also border land biomes directly. They can generate close to Minecraft:mountains with Minecraft:groves and Minecraft:snowy slopes forming tall oceanic cliffs.

Frozen oceans border their deep variant far from land, and Minecraft:cold oceans near higher temperatures.

Description

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The separate colors of each ocean variant Template:In

Unlike other oceans, frozen oceans do not have a Minecraft:gravel seabed and directly expose Minecraft:stone and variants.Template:Only Neither seagrass nor kelp generates on the seafloor, leaving it entirely barren. The surface is widely covered with Minecraft:ice, while large Minecraft:icebergs made of Minecraft:snow blocks, Minecraft:packed ice and a bit of Minecraft:blue ice frequently generate.

Minecraft:Shipwrecks and Minecraft:cold ocean ruins generate here, often inside icebergs. Occasional islands in frozen oceans are also covered with stone, however, some patches of Minecraft:grass blocks generate in between.

Fewer mobs spawn here than in any other ocean variant, only Minecraft:cod and Minecraft:salmon.Template:Only On the surface, however, Minecraft:polar bears and Minecraft:rabbits may also spawn Template:In, while some Minecraft:skeletons are replaced by Minecraft:strays.

Frozen oceans have varying Minecraft:temperatures across their landscapes. Colder patches generate Minecraft:snowfall and freeze water on any altitude, while some patches only allow snowfall above Y=120±8, creating rainfall and unfrozen water on the ocean's surface.

With Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals, frozen oceans use default environmental settings with a strong cold color grading, making the biome appear colder blue. They use cold sunlight, which is slightly stronger at dusk and dawn.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

Sounds

Music

Normal Overworld tracks play in frozen oceans, in addition to the following tracks when the player is underwater.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack title	Soundtrack	Artist	Length	Track preview
axolotl.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Axolotl"	Template:Sort	C418	5:03	File:Axolotl.ogg
dragon_fish.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Minecraft:Dragon Fish"	Template:Sort	C418	6:13	File:Dragon Fish.ogg
shuniji.ogg	Underwater in Minecraft:oceans or Minecraft:rivers	"Minecraft:Shuniji"	Template:Sort	C418	4:04	File:Shuniji.ogg

Data values

ID

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History

Gallery

Screenshots

• A wrecked ship in an iceberg at a frozen ocean
  A wrecked ship in an iceberg at a frozen ocean
• A frozen ocean near a forest
  A frozen ocean near a forest
• A frozen ocean Minecraft:single biome world
  A frozen ocean Minecraft:single biome world

Historical screenshots

• View of an old pre-Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13 single biome frozen ocean
  View of an old pre-Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13 single biome frozen ocean
• Another view of a frozen ocean
  Another view of a frozen ocean
• A frozen ocean biome
  A frozen ocean biome
• Salmon beneath icebergs
  Salmon beneath icebergs
• A frozen ocean Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18
  A frozen ocean Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18
• A frozen ocean with Minecraft:ray tracing
  A frozen ocean with Minecraft:ray tracing

See also

• Minecraft:Tutorial:Island survival
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External links

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