1. Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world
Area: 63,800,000
square miles (165,250,000 square kilometers)
Sea Area %: 46.40
Average Depth (m):
4.280
Greatest Depth (m):
Mariana Trench, 10,900
Pacific Ocean |
ocean was named by explorer Ferdinand Magellan. As a "peaceful sea" he chose the "Pacific". The Pacific Ocean is home to the Ring of Fire, a U-shaped chain of 450 volcanoes stretching from South America along the coast of Japan to the western United States and New Zealand.
1. 2.Atlantic
Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean covers around 20% of the Earth’surface
Area: 41,105,000 square
miles (106,460,000 square kilometers)
Sea Area %: 22.90
Average Depth (m):
3.926
Greatest Depth (m):
Puerto Rico Trench. 9.219
Atlantic Ocean |
Ocean is home to a variety of marine life, such as turtles and dolphins, and creatures that live more than 3,000 feet below the surface. Interestingly, the world's largest island, Greenland, lies between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
1 3.Indian
Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the warmest Ocean in the world.
Area: 27,240,000 square
miles (70,560,000 square kilometers)
Sea Area %: 20.45
Average Depth (m):
3.963
Greatest Depth (m): Java Trench 8,047
Indian Ocean |
The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean. It covers about 1/5 of the Earth's surface and includes many tropical islands. The ocean is bordered by Africa to the northwest, Antarctica to the south, India and Asia to the north, and Australia to the east. Includes the Arabian Sea and the Laccadive Sea. The Indian Ocean is the 3rd-largest ocean in the world.
1. 4. Antarctic
Ocean (
The Antarctic Ocean is very large and deep.
Area: : 7,849,000 square miles (20,328,816 square kilometers)
Sea Area %: 6.06
Average Depth (m):
3.456
Greatest Depth (m): South Sandwich Trench. 7.236
Antarctic Ocean |
The Antarctic Ocean is also called the Southern Ocean . Antarctic
Ocean is the fourth largest ocean in the world. Scientists constantly argue about its limitations. Some don't see the sea at
all. The famous James Cook circumnavigated the
Southern Ocean in 1770 and demonstrated that southern
latitudes could be circumnavigated in its waters. Its
ecosystem has changed rapidly in recent years due to climate
change.
1. 5.Arctic
Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the world’s smallest and shallowest ocean.
Area: 5,427,000
square miles (14,055,865 square kilometers)
Sea Area %: 4.19
Average Depth (m):
1.205
Greatest Depth (m): Arctic Basin. 5.441
Arctic Ocean |
The Arctic Ocean is both the coldest and the saltiest. It covers the North Pole and is considered the coldest of all oceans with the lowest salinity. Scientists must dive through the ice into the dark waters of the ocean. Sea ice has shrunk every year since measurements began in 1979. The ocean is usually covered in sea ice
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