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Deepest Oceans And Seas

Deepest Oceans And Seas Although Planet Earth has a total surface area of about 510.1 million km 2, approximately 70.9% is covered by drainage features like oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, streams, gulfs, and other water reservoirs. Oceans and their marginal seas are the world’s largest and deepest waterbodies. The world’s deepest point, the Oceans alone cover about 335.3 million km 2, 65% of the Earth’s total areas, and have an average depth of 3,688 m. They contain 97% of the global water, about 1.35 billion cubic kilometers. However, not all five oceans have equal depths. Here are the deepest oceans and seas. Deepest Oceans Map of the world's oceans. Deepest Seas The Caribbean Sea is the world's deepest sea. There are numerous seas of varying sizes, shapes, characteristics, and depths. The Caribbean Sea is the Atlantic Ocean’s second-largest sea and the world’s deepest sea, with a maximum depth of 7,686 m below sea level. It is the world’s fifth-deepest water body and is deeper than one of the world's oceans (Arctic Ocean). The Cayman Trough, located between Rank Ocean Maximum depth (m) Average depth (m) 1 Pacific Ocean 10,911 4,280 2 Atlantic Ocean 8,376 3,646 3 Indian Ocean 7,258 3,741 4 Southern Ocean 7,236 3,270 5 Caribbean Sea 7,686 2,200 6 Arctic Ocean 5,450 1,204 7 Mediterranean Sea 5,267 1,500 8 South China Sea 5,016 1,024 9 Bering Sea 4,097 1,640 10 Gulf of Mexico 3,787 1,585