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The Five Oceans

Lauren Meyers 8.2

Pacific Ocean

  • Covers 63,784,077 sq miles
  • Spans from the east coast of Asia and Australia to the North and South Arctic and Antarctic regions
  • Named by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1519

Pacific Ocean

The Challenger Deep

  • Home to the deepest point on the earth's sea floor, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench
  • First sounded by the HMS Challenger in 1875
  • Home to hundreds of different species.
  • Approximately 36,070 feet deep

Atlantic Ocean

  • Has an area of 41,081,270 sq miles
  • Spans from East US to West Europe and East South America to West Africa and North Antarctica

Atlantic Ocean

Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico

  • Includes the Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean seas, as well as the Gulf of Mexico
  • Mediterranean Sea: area of 965,255 sq miles

  • Baltic Sea: area 160,355 sq miles

  • Caribbean Sea: area 1,060,000 sq miles

  • Gulf of Mexico: 936,803 sq miles

Indian Ocean

  • Has an area of 28,400,130 sq miles
  • Spans from the eastern coast of Africa to the Middle East and North India.

Indian Ocean

Exotic Plants

  • Rich in exotic plants
  • The Citrus Lemon: a flowering tree that produces lemon
  • The Hydrilla Verticillata: aquatic herb with green leaves

Arctic Ocean

  • Area of 5,400,025 sq miles.
  • Surrounded by the Eurasian and North American continents.

Arctic Ocean

Hudson Bay

  • 2nd largest bay in the world, has a surface area of 1,230,000 sq km.
  • Discovered in 1610 by Sir Henry Hudson.
  • Includes the Hudson Bay

Southern Ocean

Southern Ocean

  • Has an area of 8,479,000 sq miles.
  • Has a great influence on the Earth's weather patterns.
  • Agreed by the Hydrographic Organization to be an ocean in 2,000.
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