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October 19, 2013

Oceans & Seas of World- By Size and Depths: General Knowledge

OCEANS OF THE WORLD
1)
Pacific 155,557,000 sq km
2)
Atlantic 76,762,000 sq km
3)
Indian 68,556,000 sq km
4)
Southern 20,327,000 sq km
5)
Arctic 14,056,000 sq km
OCEAN'S GREATEST DEPTHS
1)
Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft
2)
Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft
3)
Java Trench, Indian Ocean 24,460 ft
4)
Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean 18,456 ft
DEEPEST OCEANS AND SEAS
1)
Pacific Ocean 35,827 ft (10,924 m)
2)
Atlantic Ocean 30,246 ft (9,219 m)
3)
Indian Ocean 24,460 ft (7,455 m)
4)
Caribbean Sea 22,788 ft (6,946 m)
5)
Arctic Ocean 18,456 ft (5,625 m)
6)
South China Sea 16,456 ft (5,016 m)
7)
Bering Sea 15,659 ft (4,773 m)
8)
Mediterranean Sea 15,197 ft (4,632 m)
9)
Gulf of Mexico 12,425 ft (3,787 m)
10)
Japan Sea 12,276 ft (3,742 m)
MAJOR SEAS
1)
South China 2,974,600 sq km
2)
Caribbean 2,515,900 sq km
3)
Mediterranean 2,510,000 sq km
4)
Bering 2,261,100 sq km
5)
Gulf of Mexico 1,507,600 sq km
6)
Arabian Sea 1,498,320 sq km
7)
Sea of Okhotsk 1,392,100 sq km
8)
Sea of Japan (East Sea) 1,012,900 sq km
9)
Hudson Bay 730,100 sq km
10)
East China 664,600 sq km
11)
Andaman 564,900 sq km
12)
Black 507,900 sq km
13)
Red 453,000 sq km

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