What are the 7 biggest oceans?

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What are the 7 biggest oceans?

The Earth’s many waters

Name Area Average depth
sq. mi. m
Pacific Ocean 60,060,700 4,028
Atlantic Ocean 29,637,900 3,926
Indian Ocean 26,469,500 3,963

How many 7 oceans are there in the world?

There is only one global ocean. Historically, there are four named oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, most countries – including the United States – now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean. The Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian are the most commonly known.

What colour is ice?

blue
Water and ice are blue because water molecules selectively absorb the red part of the visible spectrum, not because the molecules scatter the other wavelengths. In effect, ice appears blue because it is blue.

Which ocean is deepest?

western Pacific Ocean
The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam. Challenger Deep is approximately 10,935 meters (35,876 feet) deep.

Are there seven 7 oceans in the world?

What Are the Seven Oceans of the World? There are only five named oceans: the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans. By some accounts, the Seven Seas include both South and North Pacific and Atlantic bodies of water, accounting for the two additional seas.

How were the 7 oceans named?

The Seven Seas include the Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern Oceans. The exact origin of the phrase ‘Seven Seas’ is uncertain, although there are references in ancient literature that date back thousands of years. The origins of the phrase ‘Seven Seas’ can be traced to ancient times.

Where are the 7 continents and 5 Oceans?

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