OCEANS
The Earth’s oceans are all connected to one another. Until the year 2000, there were four recognized ocean; the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. In the Spring of 2000, the International Hydro graphic Organization delimited a new ocean, the Southern Ocean (it Surrounds Antarctica and extends to 60 degrees latitude).
There are also many seas (smaller branches of an ocean); seas are often partly enclosed by land. The largest seas are the South China Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
OCEAN AREA (Square miles)
Pacific Ocean 64,186,000
Atlantic Ocean 33,420,000
Indian Ocean 28,350,000
Southern Ocean 7,848,300 sq. Miles (20.327 million sq km)
Arctic Ocean 5,106,000
