Oceans of the World

1. OCEANS
of the
World

3. PACIFIC OCEAN
• (155,557,000 sq km)
• Ferdinand Magellan named
the Pacific Ocean in the 16th
Century. He called this body
of water pacific, due to the
calmness of the water at that
time ('pacific' means peaceful)
• largest ocean
• Covers one-third of the Earth's
surface

4. ATLANTIC OCEAN
• (76,762,000 sq km)
• The first part of its name refers to
Atlas of Greek mythology, making
the Atlantic the "Sea of Atlas".
• Second largest of the world's
oceanic divisions
• It covers approximately 20 percent
of the Earth's surface and about
29 percent of its water
surface area.

5. INDIAN OCEAN
(Ratnakara, "the mine of gems)
• (68,556,000 sq km)
• It is named after India.
• The third largest of the
world's oceanic divisions
• Covering approximately 20% of
the water on the Earth's surface.

6. ANTARCTIC OCEAN
(Southern Ocean)
• (20,327,000 sq km)
• The Antarctic Ocean was originally
referred to as the Southern Ocean,
and the name still persists in the
scientific community.
• It is regarded as the fourth-largest
of the five principal oceanic divisions
• This ocean zone is where cold,
northward flowing waters from the
Antarctic mix with warmer
subantarctic waters.

7. ARCTIC OCEAN
(Northern Ocean)
• (14,056,000 sq km)
• The smallest and shallowest of
the world's five major
oceanic divisions.
• The deepest sounding obtained
in Arctic waters is 18,050 feet
(5,502 metres), but the average
depth is only 3,240 feet
(987 metres).
• The Arctic Ocean is almost
completely covered by ice in
the winter and remains partially
covered in ice throughout the
entire year.