Oceans

Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is the fifth largest, and covers an area of 15.6 million square kilometres. The ocean has an average depth of 1,205 metres and a total volume of 18.8 million cubic kilometres, which is 1.4 percent of the Earth’s waters. Despite being the world’s shallowest and smallest ocean, it is the second biggest drainage basin, after the Atlantic Ocean basin. The ocean’s coastline has a length of approximately 45,389 kilometres.

Oceans of the World

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean covers an area of 85.1 million square kilometres, making it the second-largest ocean in the world. The ocean’s area is about 23.5 percent of the Earth’s total surface area. The Atlantic is divided into two