Thursday, 10 April 2014

SSC : Oceans of the World

Oceans by Size

Pacific Ocean (35,827 ft) (10, 924 metres)
Atlantic Ocean (30,246 ft) (9,219 metres)
Indian Ocean (24,460 ft) (7,455 metres)
Caribbean Sea (22,788 ft) (6,946 metres)
Arctic Ocean (18,456 ft) (5,625 metres)
South China Sea (16,456 ft) (5,016 metres)
Bering Sea (15,659 ft) (4,773 metres)
Mediterranean Sea (15,197 ft) (4,632 metres)
Gulf of Mexico (12,425 ft) (3,787 metres)
Japan Sea (12,276 ft) (3,742 metres)

Oceans’ Greatest Depths

Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 10,911 mt (Challenger Deep)
Tonga Trench, Pacific Ocean, 10,882 mt (VITYAZ 11)
Phillippine Trench, Pacific Ocean, 10,540 mt (Galathea Depth)
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, Pacific Ocean, 10,500 mt
Kermadec Trench, Pacific Ocean 10,047 mt
Japan Trench, Pacific Ocean 9,000 mt
Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 8,6057 (Milwaukee Deep)
Yap Trench, Pacific Ocean, 8,527 mt
South Sandwich Trench, Atlantic Ocean, 8,428 mt
Peru-Chile Trench, Pacific Ocean, 8,065 mt

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