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What would happen to earth temperatures without oceans?

I was thinking that areas near the equator would be much hotter, while the poles would become colder, since ocean currents transport warm water northward. However, I’ve heard that the entire Earth—including the poles—would actually become much hotter. Is that the case? If so I’m struggling to understand how that makes sense (new geology student here).

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