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Oceans and Seas
| 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 |
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