Minecraft:Frozen Ocean

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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