Oceans

The oceans are masses of water occupying a vast area of the surface of the Earth. But that is excluding all lakes and inland seas. There are five major oceans. They are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It is located between the continents of Asia and America. There are ocean deeps in Pacific ocean, Mariana trench is 11,035m meters deep. It is the deepest place in the Earth. There are many islands like Japan, Philippines and there are many seas like Japanese(East Sea), Chinese and Okhotsk in this ocean.

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic ocean is the second largest ocean in the world. Its location is in between two Americas and Europe and Africa. There are islands like West Indies, Cuba and Azores in this ocean. It has some seas like Mediterranean, Caribbean, Baltic and North sea. 

Indian Ocean

Indian ocean is the third largest ocean in the Earth. It is surrounded by the landmasses such as South Asia, Africa and Australia. There are several big and small islands like Sri Lanka, Malagasy, Maldives, Sumatra, Java and Seashells situated in the Indian Ocean. BayofBengal and Arabian sea too are situated in this ocean. 

Antarctic(Southern) Ocean

This is sometimes named as Southern ocean. It is around the Antarctic continent covered with ice all round the year. Antarctic or Southern ocean is comprised of Southern parts of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. As the waters of these oceans are mixed in the Antarctic ocean, it is rich in marine life.

Arctic Ocean

Arctic ocean is located around the North Pole bordering the continents of Asia and North America. Most of the surface area of this ocean is covered with ice sheets hundreds of meters thick. The largest island of the world, Greenland is also situated in this ocean.