The average depth of the oceans is about 4 km. More precisely the average depth is 3,688 meters (12,100 ft).…
Scientists now recognize five bodies of water as oceans today: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern (also called the Antarctic).…
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest ocean in the world. It is also almost completely landlocked— surrounded by…
The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica. Th e Southern Ocean wasn’t an “official” ocean until 2000. Until then,…
Only 30% of Earth’s surface is exposed land. the rest is covered by a huge body of salt water with…