OCEANS AND SEAS

Compiled by Chilman Sahni

Ocean is a geographical term for the world’s sea water, except for landlocked seas such as the Caspian. More than 70% of the planet’s surface is occupied by oceans – the Pacific Ocean alone is more than 25% larger than the planet’s entire land area. Smaller divisions of some oceans are named as seas.

                NAME                                             APPROXIMATE AREA (sq km)

1. Pacific Ocean                                               166,240,000
2. Atlantic Ocean                                               86,560,000
3. Indian Ocean                                                  73,430,000
4. Arctic Ocean                                                   13,230,000          
5. South China Sea                                              2,974,600                
6. Caribbean Sea                                                 2,753,000
7. Mediterranean Sea                                        2,510,000                
8. Bering Sea                                                        2,261,000
9. Gulf of Mexico                                                 1,542,985
10. Sea of Okhotsk                                                1,527,570    
11. East China Sea                                               &

     

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