Area
Name
Avg. Depth
Greatest Known Depth
sq. mi.
ft.
Pacific Ocean
60,060,700
13,215
36,198
Mariana Trench
Atlantic Ocean
29,637,900
12,880
30,246
Puerto Rico Trench
Indian Ocean
26,469,500
13,002
24,460
Sunda Trench
Southern Ocean
7,848,300
13,100
23,736
South Sandwich Trench
Arctic Ocean
5,427,000
3,953
18,456
N/A
ft.
Name of Region
The Pacific Ocean is derived
from the Latin name Mare
Pacificum, "peaceful sea.”
It is the largest body of water
on Earth– at an area of 165.2
million Km squared.
This ocean covers about 32% of the Earth's surface and is larger
than all of the Earth's land area combined
The deepest point is the Mariana Trench some
35,840 feet below sea level
The ocean's name, derived from
Greek mythology, means the “Sea
of Atlas."
The Atlantic Ocean is the secondlargest ocean, covering about 1/5
of the Earth's surface.
It is the saltiest of the world's major
oceans; the salinity of the surface waters
in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37
parts per thousand (3.3 - 3.7%)
Endangered marine
species include the
manatee,
and sea lions.
The Indian Ocean is the third largest
body of water in the world, covering
about 20% of the Earth's water surface.
The climate north of the equator is affected
by a monsoon wind system causing rainy
seasons that last for months at a time.
The Indian Ocean was the sight of the
underwater earthquake that caused the
devastating Asian Tsunami of 2004.
It is the world’s fourth largest ocean
and the latest to be defined.
It encircles Antarctica, and its northernmost
boundary is defined as the 60° S latitiude.
It was voted and accepted as a new ocean by the
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) in 2000,
though it has been called the Southern Ocean by mariners for years.
May be the site of large oil and gas fields near
the ocean and continental margin.
It is the smallest of the world's five
oceans and the shallowest.
Its salinity is the lowest on average of the five
major oceans, due to low evaporation, as well
as limited outflow to surrounding waters
The Arctic Ocean occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an
area of about 14,056,000 square km. slightly less than
1.5 times the size of the U.S.
Endangered marine species include walruses.
The area has a fragile ecosystem which is
slow to change and slow to recover from
disruptions or damage
Identify each of the indicated marine life zones by selecting the correct response
_____1. abyssal zone
_____2. neritic zone
____3. oceanic zone
____4. pelagic zone
_____5.
_____6.
_____7.
_____8.
aphotic zone
benthic zone
photic zone
intertidal zone