The largest and deepest of World Oceans is the Pacific Ocean. It extends from the Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic and is bounded by Asia and Australia. At 63.8 million square miles, it covers about 46% of Earth’s hydrosphere making it larger than all of Earth’s land area. The Pacific ocean detaches Asia and Australia … Read more
The Five Oceans The Blue Planet is how the Earth is best described. With the abundance of water, it looks beautifully blue from outer space. No other planet in this universe has the same amount of water as that of the Earth. It is what makes our world unique to other planets. The ocean is … Read more
Antarctic Ocean – Comprising the southernmost waters of the World Ocean is the Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean or Austral Ocean. It is the fourth largest of the 5 oceans. This is where cold, northward flowing waters from the Antarctic mix with warmer subantarctic waters. This ocean extends from the coast of Antarctica … Read more
The Atlantic Ocean – With an area of about 41.1 million square miles, the Atlantic Ocean, the world’s second-largest ocean covers approximately 20% of the Earth’s surface and about 29% of its water surface area. This separates the Old World (Africa, Asia, and Europe) from the New World (the majority of the Western Hemisphere, specifically … Read more
Indian Ocean – Covering 27.2 million square miles or approximately 20% of the water on Earth’s surface is the third largest ocean. This body of saltwater is bordered by Asia to the north, Australia and the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Southern Ocean to the south, and Africa and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. … Read more