Updated 25 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Frozen Ocean Biome in Minecraft: Where It Is and What's There
A frozen ocean is an icy sea with a surface partly covered in ice and large icebergs of snow and ice. It is the emptiest ocean for life: no seagrass or kelp grows on the floor. Polar bears can spawn on the ice.
Where does the frozen ocean generate?
Frozen oceans are shallow oceans in the coldest zones, near snowy plains, snowy taigas and ice spikes. They turn into deep frozen oceans further out, and cold oceans where it gets warmer.
What is in a frozen ocean?
- Ice sheets over much of the surface
- Icebergs of packed ice, blue ice and snow
- A bare floor with no seagrass or kelp
- Some stony islands with patches of grass
Mobs and structures
Polar bears spawn on the ice, with salmon in the water on Java and cod and salmon on Bedrock. Some skeletons become strays. Shipwrecks and cold ocean ruins can generate, often inside icebergs.
How do you find one?
The fastest way to find one in a world with cheats is /locate biome minecraft:frozen_ocean, which works on Java and Bedrock (Bedrock uses its own IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in). The F3 screen on Java shows the biome you stand in. The search covers a large area but can miss very narrow strips of a biome.
How biomes are placed
Overworld biomes are placed by a few hidden noise values: temperature, humidity, continentalness (how far inland), erosion (how flat) and weirdness. That is why the same neighbours keep showing up together, and why a biome you want is usually found next to its usual partners. Biomes look and work almost the same on Java and Bedrock, with small differences in mobs and structures noted on this page. See all biomes and polar bears.
Tip
Icebergs are one of the few places to find blue ice naturally, the fastest ice for boat roads.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can you find blue ice?
Mostly in icebergs in frozen oceans; it also appears in some snowy village houses and ancient cities.
How do you find a frozen ocean?
Use /locate biome minecraft:frozen_ocean with cheats on. This is the Java ID; Bedrock uses different IDs for some biomes, so let tab-complete fill it in.
Sources
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