Rama SharmaAn ocean is a body of water that composes much of a planet’s hydrosphere. On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean. These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans.
1. Pacific ocean ( प्रशांत महासागर )
2. Atlantic ocean ( अंध महासागर )
3. Indian ocean ( हिन्द महासागर )
4. Southern (Antarctic) ocean ( दक्षिणध्रुवीय महासागर )
5. Arctic ocean ( उत्तरध्रुवीय महासागर )
| Ocean | Location | Area (km2) (%) |
Volume (km3) (%) |
Avg. depth (m) |
Coastline (km) |
|
| 1 | Pacific Ocean | Separates Asia and Australasia from the Americas | 168,723,000 46.6 |
669,880,000 50.1 |
3,970 | 135,663 |
| 2 | Atlantic Ocean | Separates the Americas from Europe and Africa | 85,133,000 23.5 |
310,410,900 23.3 |
3,646 | 111,866 |
| 3 | Indian Ocean | Borders southern Asia and separates Africa and Australia | 70,560,000 19.5 |
264,000,000 19.8 |
3,741 | 66,526 |
| 4 | Southern Ocean | Encircles Antarctica. Sometimes considered an extension of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, | 21,960,000 6.1 |
71,800,000 5.4 |
3,270 | 17,968 |
| 5 | Arctic Ocean | Borders northern North America and Eurasia and covers much of the Arctic. Sometimes considered a sea or estuary of the Atlantic. | 15,558,000 4.3 |
18,750,000 1.4 |
1,205 | 45,389 |
| Total – World Ocean | 361,900,000 100 |
1.335×109 100 |
3,688 | 377,412 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: Wikipedia
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