Frozen Ocean Biome – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the Frozen Ocean biome with screenshots.
In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let’s explore the Frozen Ocean biome in Minecraft.
Background
In Minecraft, the Frozen Ocean is a biome in the Overworld. It is known for its towering icebergs of packed ice and snow. In this biome, the water is more shallow than the Deep Frozen Ocean.
Let’s explore the characteristics of the Frozen Ocean biome.
Weather
The weather in the Frozen Ocean biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).
Trees
There are no trees in the Frozen Ocean biome.
Vegetation
There is no vegetation in the Frozen Ocean biome.
Blocks
In this biome, you will find blocks such as ice, packed ice, blue ice, and snow block:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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Ice |
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Packed Ice |
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Blue Ice |
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Snow Block |
Other Standard Blocks
If you dig down far enough in the Frozen Ocean biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:
Mobs
In the Frozen Ocean biome, you can find wildlife such as salmon, squids and dolphins swimming in the water. You can also find polar bears on the ice:
Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night
You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Frozen Ocean biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:
Biome ID for Frozen Ocean
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, the Frozen Ocean biome has the following Minecraft ID values:
| Minecraft ID | Dimension | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraft:frozen_ocean | Overworld |  Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.16 – 1.19.2 |
See a complete list of Biome IDs that is interactive and searchable.
- Minecraft ID is the biome’s Internal ID that is used in game commands such as /locatebiome command.
- Dimension is the dimension that the biome can be found (such as the Overworld, Nether, or End).
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID is valid for.
Frozen Ocean Seeds
You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Frozen Ocean biome:
Frozen Ocean Seeds (Java Edition)
Frozen Ocean Seeds (Java Edition)
