Oceans and Seas of the World

1.                  The average depth of the oceans is 3,688 meters.

2.                  The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, covering about one-third of the Earth’s surface.

3.                  The Arctic Ocean is the smallest, with a total area of approximately 14,056,000 sq km.

4.                  The area of the Adriatic Sea is 138,600 sq km.

5.                  The average depth of the Arabian Sea is 2,734 meters.

6.                  The Caribbean Sea is a large gulf of the western Atlantic bordered by South America.

7.                  The famous Strait of Gibraltar is located in the Mediterranean Sea.

8.                  The Red Sea has a total area of 438,000 sq km.

9.                  The Red Sea was the main trade route of the Muslim world.

10.              The Persian Gulf is also known as the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Iran.

11.              The Arabian Peninsula is located southwest of the Persian Gulf.

12.              The greatest known depth of the Red Sea is in its Central Basin.

13.              The Pacific Ocean is the longest ocean in the world.

14.              The area of the Pacific Ocean is 165,700,000 sq km.

15.              The mean depth of the Pacific Ocean is 4,000 meters.

16.              The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean in the world.

17.              The area of the Atlantic Ocean is 106,460,000 sq km.

18.              The area of the Mediterranean Sea is approximately 2,500,000 sq km.

19.              The Sunda Trench is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.

20.              The area of the Caribbean Sea is approximately 2,754,000 sq km.

21.              The maximum depth of the Arctic Ocean is 5,625 meters.

22.              The area of the East China Sea is 1,249,000 sq km.

23.              The maximum depth of the Sea of Japan is 3,742 meters.

24.              The area of the Sea of Okhotsk is approximately 1,583,000 sq km.

25.              The maximum depth of the Hudson Bay is 152 meters.

26.              The maximum depth of the Andaman Sea is 4,190 meters.

27.              The greatest depth of the Red Sea is 3,040 meters.

28.              The mean depth of the Pacific Ocean is 4,000 meters.

29.              The maximum depth of the Bering Sea is 4,097 meters.

30.              The Indian Ocean covers approximately one-seventh of the Earth’s surface.

31.              The area of the Indian Ocean is 70,560,000 sq km.