Originally posted by magilla666:

The boundaries of oceans seem capricious, at best. What's the rationale for making a patch of water "ocean" or some land biome? There are times when I'm on the water with no land in sight, but I'm in Meadows. I've also been in spitting distance of land, but I'm still in Ocean. And which land biome you're in also seems random. It's not what you're pointed at- that's easily disproven. It's also not the land you're closest to. So is there some rule for predicting, at least roughly, if some patch of water will be ocean biome or a terrestrial biome?

If you are not in sight of land but it says Meadows, there is land nearby and/or shallow water that is part of it, whether you see it or not. Slow the boat as you turn toward it as you can take damage from submerged rocks or beach yourself.