Oceans (Pacific and Atlantic)

How many oceans are there on Earth?

5

Which is the largest ocean?

Pacific Ocean

What is meant by an ocean?

A vast body of water covering a large area.

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

70.8% (approximately 71%), 361.1 million sq km.

What is the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean?

Mariana Trench near the Philippines

Stats about Pacific Ocean

Area: 165.7 M sq. km ; Average Depth: 4300m ; Water portion: 45.5%

At what rate is the Pacific Ocean shrinking annually due to the Earth's crust contracting and expanding?

1 inch

In Spanish, Pacific means peaceful and calm. Who named the Pacific Ocean as such because it was calm and peaceful during their crossing by boat?

Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan

What is the depth of the Mariana Trench?

10,912 meters

What is the shape of the Pacific Ocean?

Triangular

Which are the major rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean?

Huang He, Amur, Yangtze, Colorado, Missouri, Yukon, etc.

In which ocean are the most islands located?

Pacific Ocean (more than 25,000)

To which group do the islands Carolines, Marshalls, Gilbert, and Ellice belong?

Micronesia

To which group do the islands Solomons, New Hebrides, and Fiji belong?

Melanesia

To which group do the islands Line Island, Cook, Society, and Taumotu belong?

Polynesia

To which group do the islands Sumatra, Java, and Borneo belong?

Indonesia

Where is the Pacific Ocean located?

Western part of North and South America, and eastern and northern parts of Asia and Australia.

Which is the second largest ocean in the world?

Atlantic Ocean

Stats about the Atlantic Ocean

area: 82.4 million sq km. ; Average depth: 3700 meters (12,000 feet) ; maximum depth: 9,200 meters

Which is the third deepest ocean in the world?

Atlantic Ocean

What is the average depth of the Atlantic Ocean?

3700 meters (12,000 feet)

What is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean?

Puerto Rico Trench

Who named the Atlantic Ocean?

Ancient Greeks

Why is the Atlantic Ocean called the Atlantic Ocean?

According to the Greeks, the Earth's end point extended to the Atlas Mountains (ancient Greeks considered the Atlas Mountains as the Earth's end point).

Where is the Atlantic Ocean located?

Eastern part of North and South America, and western part of Europe and Africa.

Which seas are located near the Atlantic Ocean?

Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea.

What English letter does the Atlantic Ocean resemble in shape?

S

How many inches does the Atlantic Ocean expand annually due to the Earth's crust contracting and expanding?

1 inch

Which ocean stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Atlantic Ocean

What is another name for the Atlantic Ocean?

Commercial Ocean

What is the mysterious sea area in the Atlantic Ocean called?

Bermuda Triangle (an area where ships mysteriously disappear and accidents occur).

Which are the major rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean?

Rhine, Senegal, Niger, Congo, St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Amazon, and Orinoco.

In which ocean did the Titanic ship sink in 1912?

Atlantic Ocean