A chart of vital ocean and sea statistics.
Name | Area | Average depth | Greatest known depth | Place of greatest known depth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sq. mi. | sq. km | ft. | m | ft. | m | ||
Pacific Ocean | 64,000,000 | 165,760,000 | 13,215 | 4,028 | 36,198 | 11,033 | Mariana Trench |
Atlantic Ocean | 31,815,000 | 82,400,000 | 12,880 | 3,926 | 30,246 | 9,219 | Puerto Rico Trench |
Indian Ocean | 25,300,000 | 65,526,700 | 13,002 | 3,963 | 24,460 | 7,455 | Sunda Trench |
Arctic Ocean | 5,440,200 | 14,090,000 | 3,953 | 1,205 | 18,456 | 5,625 | 77°45'N; 175°W |
Mediterranean Sea1 | 1,145,100 | 2,965,800 | 4,688 | 1,429 | 15,197 | 4,632 | Off Cape Matapan, Greece |
Caribbean Sea | 1,049,500 | 2,718,200 | 8,685 | 2,647 | 22,788 | 6,946 | Off Cayman Islands |
South China Sea | 895,400 | 2,319,000 | 5,419 | 1,652 | 16,456 | 5,016 | West of Luzon |
Bering Sea | 884,900 | 2,291,900 | 5,075 | 1,547 | 15,659 | 4,773 | Off Buldir Island |
Gulf of Mexico | 615,000 | 1,592,800 | 4,874 | 1,486 | 12,425 | 3,787 | Sigsbee Deep |
Okhotsk Sea | 613,800 | 1,589,700 | 2,749 | 838 | 12,001 | 3,658 | 146°10'E; 46°50'N |
East China Sea | 482,300 | 1,249,200 | 617 | 188 | 9,126 | 2,782 | 25°16'N; 125°E |
Hudson Bay | 475,800 | 1,232,300 | 420 | 128 | 600 | 183 | Near entrance |
Japan Sea | 389,100 | 1,007,800 | 4,429 | 1,350 | 12,276 | 3,742 | Central Basin |
Andaman Sea | 308,100 | 797,700 | 2,854 | 870 | 12,392 | 3,777 | Off Car Nicobar Island |
North Sea | 222,100 | 575,200 | 308 | 94 | 2,165 | 660 | Skagerrak |
Red Sea | 169,100 | 438,000 | 1,611 | 491 | 7,254 | 2,211 | Off Port Sudan |
Baltic Sea | 163,000 | 422,200 | 180 | 55 | 1,380 | 421 | Off Gotland |
1. Includes Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
