Ocean comprises of 97% of the total water on earth. We all know that three – fourth part of earth is covered with ocean. There are 5 oceans in total. Here you can have a look at the table below. Their is a short mnemonic at the end to remember oceans in decreasing order of their size.
Sr No | OCEAN | AREA (KM^2) | AREA(%) | AVERAGE DEPTH |
1 | PACIFIC | 16.8 crore | 46.6 | 3970 |
2 | ATLANTIC | 8 crore | 23.5 | 3646 |
3 | INDIAN | 7 crore | 19.5 | 3741 |
4 | SOUTHERN | 2.1 crore | 6.1 | 3270 |
5 | ARCTIC | 1.5 crore | 4.3 | 1205 |
Trick to remember Sequence