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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, tegular 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

File:Ocean colors.png

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. 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:

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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

List
Name	Sound	Group
Underwater Ambience	File:Underwater Ambience.ogg	Loop
Bubbles 1	File:Bubbles1.ogg	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	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	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

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Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview
axolotl.ogg	Underwater	"Axolotl"	Template:Sort	File:Axolotl.ogg
dragon_fish.ogg	Underwater	"Minecraft:Dragon Fish"	Template:Sort	File:Dragon Fish.ogg
shuniji.ogg	Underwater	"Minecraft:Shuniji"	Template:Sort	File:Shuniji.ogg

Data values

ID

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Achievements

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Advancements

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Videos

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History

Issues

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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

View of an old pre-Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13 frozen ocean.

View of an old pre-Minecraft:Java Edition 1.13 frozen ocean.
Another view of a frozen ocean.

Another view of a frozen ocean.
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.

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.
Same as the previous image, edited for better visibility.

Same as the previous image, edited for better visibility.
A wrecked ship in an iceberg at a frozen ocean.

A wrecked ship in an iceberg at a frozen ocean.
A frozen ocean biome.

A frozen ocean biome.
A frozen ocean near a forest.

A frozen ocean near a forest.
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.

References

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External links

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Navigation

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 {{Infobox biome
-| title = Frozen Ocean
 | group = Regular
 | 1-1 = Frozen Ocean.png
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 | watercolor = {{color|#3938C9}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#2570B5}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
 | underwaterfogcolor = {{color|#050533}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#174985}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
-| structures = {{EnvLink|Shipwreck}}<br>{{EnvLink|Ocean ruins}}<br>{{EnvLink|Mineshaft}}<br>{{EnvLink|Trial Chambers}}
+| structures = {{EnvLink|Shipwreck}}<br>{{EnvLink|Ocean ruins}}
 | features = {{EnvLink|Iceberg}}<br>{{BlockLink|Blue ice|link=Blue Ice (feature)}}
-| blocks = {{BlockLink|Water}}<br>{{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Packed Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Blue Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Gravel}}<br>{{BlockLink|Sand}}<br>{{BlockLink|Clay}}<br>{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
+| blocks = {{BlockLink|Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Packed Ice}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Snow}}<br>{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
-|atmospherics = Default
+| atmospherics = Default
-|lighting = Cold
+| lighting = Cold
-|volumetric = Default
+| volumetric = Default
-|colorgrading = Cold
+| 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.
+The '''frozen ocean''' is an icy 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.
+== Generation ==
+Frozen oceans generate as shallow ocean biomes in the frozen temperature zones, near [[Minecraft:snowy plains]], [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]s, tegular [[Minecraft:taiga]]s, and [[Minecraft:ice spikes]]. They may be separated from land biomes by [[Minecraft:snowy beach]]es, non-frozen [[Minecraft:stony shore]]s, and [[Minecraft:frozen river]]s, though they may also border land biomes directly. They can generate close to [[Minecraft:mountains]] with [[Minecraft:grove]]s and [[Minecraft:snowy slopes]] forming tall oceanic cliffs.
+Frozen oceans border their [[Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean|deep]] variant far from land, and [[Minecraft:cold ocean]]s near higher temperatures.
 == Description ==
-[[File:Ocean colors.png|thumb|200px|The separate colors of each ocean variant {{in|java}}.]]
+[[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. 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.
+Unlike other oceans, frozen oceans do not have a [[Minecraft:gravel]] seabed and directly expose [[Minecraft:stone]] and variants. Neither seagrass nor kelp generates on the seafloor, leaving it entirely barren. The surface is widely covered with [[Minecraft:ice]], while large [[Minecraft:iceberg]]s made of [[Minecraft:snow block]]s, [[Minecraft:packed ice]] and a bit of [[Minecraft:blue ice]] frequently generate.
+[[Minecraft:Shipwreck]]s 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 block]]s generate in between.
+Fewer mobs spawn here than in any other ocean variant, only [[Minecraft:cod]] and [[Minecraft:salmon]].{{only|be|short=1}} On the surface, however, [[Minecraft:polar bear]]s and [[Minecraft:rabbit]]s may also spawn {{in|be}}, while some [[Minecraft:skeleton]]s are replaced by [[Minecraft:stray]]s.
-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|Temperature]].
+Frozen oceans have varying [[Minecraft:temperature]]s 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.