PRINCIPAL OCEANS AND SEAS OF THE WORLD.

Name Area in 1000's Greatest Depth
km² miles² metres feet
Pacific Ocean 165,384 63,855 11,033 36,198
Atlantic Ocean 82,217 31,744 9,200 30,184
Indian Ocean 73,481 28,371 8,047 26,400
Arctic Ocean 14,056 5,427 5,450 17,880
Mediterranean Sea 2,505 967 4,846 15,900
South China Sea 2,318 895 5,514 18,090
Bering Sea 2,269 876 5,121 16,800
Caribbean Sea 1,943 750 7,680 25,197
Gulf of Mexico 1,544 596 4,377 14,360
Sea of Okhotsk 1,528 590 3,475 11,400
East China Sea 1,248 482 2,999 9,480
Hudson Bay 1,233 476 259 850
Sea of Japan 1,008 389 4,000 13,123
North Sea 575 222 661 2,170
Black Sea 461 178 2,243 7,360
Red Sea 438 169 2,246 7,370
Baltic Sea 422 163 439 1,440



This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page