महासागर हा पृथ्वीवरील अतिविशाल खाऱ्या पाण्याचा साठा आहे. पृथ्वीच्या पाठीवर ५ महासागर आहेत. ह्या महासागरांनी पृथ्वीवरील ७१% पृष्ठभाग व्यापला आहे. प्रत्येक महासागर अनेक समुद्र, उपसमुद्र, आखात इत्यादींमध्ये विभागला आहे.

The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. 70.8% of Earth. In English, the term ocean also refers to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided. The following names describe five different areas of the ocean: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic/Southern, and Arctic. The ocean contains 97% of Earth's water and is the primary component of Earth's hydrosphere; thus the ocean is essential to life on Earth. The ocean influences climate and weather patterns, the carbon cycle, and the water cycle by acting as a huge heat reservoir.