Surface area, volume, and average depth of oceans and seas

Surface area, volume, and average depth of oceans and seas

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Surface area, volume, and average depth of oceans and seas
area volume average depth  
000,000 sq km 000,000 sq mi 000,000 cu km 000,000 cu mi m ft
Atlantic Ocean
without marginal seas 82.440 31.830 324.600 77.900 3,930 12,890
with marginal seas 106.460 41.100 354.700 85.200 3,330 10,920
Pacific Ocean
without marginal seas 165.250 63.800 707.600 169.900 4,280 14,040
with marginal seas 179.680 69.370 723.700 173.700 4,030 13,220
Indian Ocean
without marginal seas 73.440 28.360 291.000 69.900 3,960 10,040
with marginal seas 74.920 28.930 291.900 70.100 3,900 12,790
Arctic Ocean 14.090 5.440 17.000 4.100 1,205 3,950
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 2.970 1.150 4.200 1.000 1,430 4,690
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea 4.320 1.670 9.600 2.300 2,220 7,280
Australasian Central Sea 8.140 3.140 9.900 2.400 1,210 3,970
Hudson Bay 1.230 0.470 0.160 0.040 128 420
Baltic Sea 0.420 0.160 0.020 0.005 55 180
North Sea 0.570 0.220 0.050 0.010 94 310
English Channel 0.075 0.029 0.004 0.001 54 180
Irish Sea 0.100 0.040 0.006 0.001 60 200
Sea of Okhotsk 1.583 0.611 1.300 0.300 838 2,750
Bering Sea 2.304 0.890 3.330 0.800 1,440 4,720
The world ocean 361.100 139.400 1,370.000 329.000 3,790 12,430
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