Saturday, July 23, 2011

List of world’s Deepest Oceans

There are five Oceans in the world which is about 71% of the Earth. The total ocean area in our world is 335,258,000 sq km. measurement detail of each ocean in meters, square kilometers and oceans’ depth points with their size are presented in the following table:

Name of Ocean
Size in Meter
Size in Sq. Km
Depths points and their size
Pacific Ocean
10,924
155,557,000
* Mariana Trench at  35,827 feet
Atlantic Ocean
9,219
76,762,000
Puerto Rico Trench at 30,246feet
Indian Ocean
7,455
68,556,000
Java Trench at 24,460feet
Southern Ocean
7,236
20,327,000
Southern Ocean  at 23,737feet
Arctic Ocean
5,625
14,056,000
Arctic Basin at 18,456feet

Note:

  1. *Mariana trench placed in the east at the point of Pacific Ocean. Mariana trench is the world deepest point it is measured by a British Survey ship in 1951.
  2. The organization that approves oceans is the International Hydrographic Organization.


Sources:
  1. Children of the stars, our origin, Evolution and Destiny, Daniel R. Altschuler, Cambridge University 
  2. http://na.oceana.org




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