The 5 Oceans of the World - Maps and Details

• Largest Oceans
• Deepest Waters
• Earth Details

The surface of the planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (above) in varied shades of blue.

For many years only (4) four oceans were officially recognized, and then in the spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization established the Southern Ocean, and determined its limits. Those limits include all water below 60 degrees south, and some of it, like the Arctic Ocean, is frozen.

Oceans By Size

1. Pacific (155,557,000 sq km) larger map
2. Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km) larger map
3. Indian (68,556,000 sq km) larger map
4. Southern (20,327,000 sq km) larger map
5. Arctic (14,056,000 sq km) larger map

Greatest Depths

• Mariana Trench, Pacific 35,827 ft
• Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic 30,246 ft
• Java Trench, Indian 24,460 ft
• Arctic Basin, Arctic 18,456 ft
• Southern Ocean, 23,737 ft

Deepest Oceans and Seas here!

Planet Earth Details

• Surface Area of the Planet (510,066,000 sq km)
• Land Area on the Planet (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
• Ocean Area (335,258,000 sq km)
• Total Water Area (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
• Type of Water (97% salt), (3% fresh)

To convert sq km (kilometers) to sq miles, multiply kilometers by: 0.386102; additional measurement multipliers

Source: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/oceans.htm