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THE BIGGEST OCEANS AND SEAS:-

  1. PACIFIC OCEAN              :- app. area- 155,557,000 sq. km.
  2. ATLANTIC OCEAN          :- app. area - 76,762,000 sq.km.
  3. INDIAN OCEAN               :- app. area. - 68,556,000  sq. km.
  4. SOUTHERN OCEAN        :- app.area - 20,327,000  sq. km.
  5. ARCTIC OCEAN               :- app. area - 14,056,000  sq. km.
  6. SOUTH CHINA SEA         :- app.area - 3,685,000  sq. km.
  7. CARIBBEAN SEA             :- app. area - 2,718,200 sq. km.
  8. MEDITERRANEAN SEA  :- app.area - 2,510,000  sq. km.
  9. BEARING SEA                  :- app.area - 2,291,900 sq. km.
  10. GULF OF MEXICO           :- app. area - 1, 592,800  sq. km.
       
      The Pacific and Atlantic oceans have the greatest volume of water, measuring 679,600,000 cu km and 313,400,000 cu km respectively. The total volume of the world's oceans is between 1,3000,000,000 and 1,500,000,000 cu km. The Pacific Ocean is larger than all the worlds continents put together. The vast Indian Ocean accounts for nearly 20% of all surface water on earth.

THE TRIFLING OCEANS AND SEAS :-


  1. SEA OF AZOV, Atlantic Ocean          :- av. depth - 12.99 m.
  2. BOHAI SEA                                       :- av. depth - 20.00 m.
  3. ARABIAN SEA, Persia                       :-av. depth -  23.99 m.
  4. SETO INLAND SEA                          :- av. depth - 37.30 m.
  5. YELLOW SEA                                    :-av. depth -  44.01 m.
  6. JAVA SEA                                          :- av. depth - 45.99 m.
  7. EAST SIBERIAN SEA, Arctic Ocean :- av. depth - 49.98 m.
  8. CHUKCHI SEA, Arctic Ocean           :-av. depth -  49.98 m.
  9. BALTIC SEA, Atlantic Ocean              :-av. depth -  54.98 m.
  10. IRISH SEA                                          :-av. depth -  60.01 m.



THE NETHERMOST OCEANS AND SEAS:-

  1. SOUTHERN OCEAN              :- 14,750 FT.
  2. PACIFIC OCEAN                    :- 13,215 FT.
  3. INDIAN OCEAN                     :- 13,002 FT.
  4. ATLANTIC OCEAN               :- 12,999 FT.
  5. CARIBBEAN SEA                   :- 8,684 FT.
  6. SOUTH CHINA SEA               :- 5,4520 FT.
  7. BERING SEA                           :- 5,075 FT.
  8. GULF OF MEXICO                 :- 4,875 FT.
  9. MEDITERRANEAN SEA        :- 4,688 FT.
  10. JAPAN SEA                             :- 4,429 FT.


THE INMOST DEEP-SEA TRENCHES:-

  1. MARIANAS                        :- 35,798 FT.
  2. TONGA                              :- 35,702 FT.
  3. KURIL - KAMCHATKA   :-34,587 FT.
  4. PHILIPPINE                       :- 34,578 FT.
  5. KERMADEC                      :- 32,962 FT.
  6. BONIN                               :- 32,789 FT.
  7. NEW BRITAIN                  :- 32,612 FT.
  8. IZU                                     :- 32,087 FT.
  9. PUERTO RICO                  :- 28,232 FT.
  10. YAP                                    :- 27,976 FT.