Difference between revisions of "Oceania"
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| [[Bering Sea]] | | [[Bering Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 884,900 |
| − | | | + | | 2,291,900 |
| − | | | + | | 5,075 |
| − | | | + | | 1,547 |
| − | | | + | | 15,659 |
| − | | | + | | 4,773 |
| − | | | + | | Off Buldir Island |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gulf of Mexico]] | | [[Gulf of Mexico]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 615,000 |
| − | | | + | | 1,592,800 |
| − | | | + | | 4,874 |
| − | | | + | | 1,486 |
| − | | | + | | 12,425 |
| − | | | + | | 3,787 |
| − | | | + | | Sigsbee Deep |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Okhotsk Sea]] | | [[Okhotsk Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 613,800 |
| − | | | + | | 1,589,700 |
| − | | | + | | 2,749 |
| − | | | + | | 838 |
| − | | | + | | 12,001 |
| − | | | + | | 3,658 |
| − | | | + | | 146°10'E; 46°50'N |
|- | |- | ||
| [[East China Sea]] | | [[East China Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 482,300 |
| − | | | + | | 1,249,200 |
| − | | | + | | 617 |
| − | | | + | | 188 |
| − | | | + | | 9,126 |
| − | | | + | | 2,782 |
| − | | | + | | 25°16'N; 125°E |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hudson Bay]] | | [[Hudson Bay]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 475,800 |
| − | | | + | | 1,232,300 |
| − | | | + | | 420 |
| − | | | + | | 128 |
| − | | | + | | 600 |
| − | | | + | | 183 |
| − | | | + | | Near entrance |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Japan Sea]] | | [[Japan Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 389,100 |
| − | | | + | | 1,007,800 |
| − | | | + | | 4,429 |
| − | | | + | | 1,350 |
| − | | | + | | 12,276 |
| − | | | + | | 3,742 |
| − | | | + | | Central Basin |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Andaman Sea]] | | [[Andaman Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 308,000 |
| − | | | + | | 797,700 |
| − | | | + | | 2,854 |
| − | | | + | | 870 |
| − | | | + | | 12,392 |
| − | | | + | | 3,777 |
| − | | | + | | Off Car Nicobar Island |
|- | |- | ||
| [[North Sea]] | | [[North Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 222,100 |
| − | | | + | | 575,200 |
| − | | | + | | 308 |
| − | | | + | | 94 |
| − | | | + | | 1,265 |
| − | | | + | | 660 |
| − | | | + | | Skagerrak |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Red Sea]] | | [[Red Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 169,100 |
| − | | | + | | 438,000 |
| − | | | + | | 1,611 |
| − | | | + | | 491 |
| − | | | + | | 7,254 |
| − | | | + | | 2,211 |
| − | | | + | | Off Port Sudan |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Baltic Sea]] | | [[Baltic Sea]] | ||
| − | | | + | | 163,000 |
| − | | | + | | 422,200 |
| − | | | + | | 180 |
| − | | | + | | 55 |
| − | | | + | | 1,380 |
| − | | | + | | 421 |
| − | | | + | | Off Gotland |
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Revision as of 16:08, 6 October 2019
The following table lists the world's oceans and seas, according to area and average depth, including the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Arctic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Bering Sea, and more.
| Oceans and Seas | Area | Average Depth | Greatest Depth | Place of Greatest Depth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq. mi. | sq. km. | ft. | m | ft. | m | ||
| Pacific Ocean | 60,060,700 | 155,557,000 | 13,215 | 4,028 | 36,198 | 11,033 | Mariana Trench |
| Atlantic Ocean | 29,637,900 | 76,762,000 | 12,880 | 3,926 | 30,246 | 9,219 | Puerto Rico Trench |
| Indian Ocean | 26,469,500 | 68,556,000 | 13,002 | 3,963 | 24,460 | 7,455 | Sunda Trench |
| Southern Ocean | 7,848,300 | 20,327,000 | 13,100 - 16,400 | 4,000 - 5,000 | 23,736 | 7,235 | South Sandwich Trench |
| Arctic Ocean | 5,427,000 | 14,056,000 | 3,953 | 1,205 | 18,456 | 5,625 | 77°45'N; 175°W |
| Mediterranean Sea | 1,144,88 | 2,965,800 | 4,688 | 1,429 | 15,197 | 4,632 | Off Cape Matapan, Greece |
| Caribbean Sea | 1,049,500 | 2,718,200 | 8,685 | 2,647 | 22,788 | 6,946 | Off Cayman Islands |
| South China Sea | 895,400 | 2,319,000 | 5,419 | 1,652 | 16,456 | 5,016 | West of Luzon |
| Bering Sea | 884,900 | 2,291,900 | 5,075 | 1,547 | 15,659 | 4,773 | Off Buldir Island |
| Gulf of Mexico | 615,000 | 1,592,800 | 4,874 | 1,486 | 12,425 | 3,787 | Sigsbee Deep |
| Okhotsk Sea | 613,800 | 1,589,700 | 2,749 | 838 | 12,001 | 3,658 | 146°10'E; 46°50'N |
| East China Sea | 482,300 | 1,249,200 | 617 | 188 | 9,126 | 2,782 | 25°16'N; 125°E |
| Hudson Bay | 475,800 | 1,232,300 | 420 | 128 | 600 | 183 | Near entrance |
| Japan Sea | 389,100 | 1,007,800 | 4,429 | 1,350 | 12,276 | 3,742 | Central Basin |
| Andaman Sea | 308,000 | 797,700 | 2,854 | 870 | 12,392 | 3,777 | Off Car Nicobar Island |
| North Sea | 222,100 | 575,200 | 308 | 94 | 1,265 | 660 | Skagerrak |
| Red Sea | 169,100 | 438,000 | 1,611 | 491 | 7,254 | 2,211 | Off Port Sudan |
| Baltic Sea | 163,000 | 422,200 | 180 | 55 | 1,380 | 421 | Off Gotland |
NOTE: For Caspian Sea, see Large Lakes of the World. 1. A decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in spring 2000 delimited a fifth world ocean. 2. Includes Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
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