1. Oceans cover about 70% of the Earth's surface. The oceans contain roughly 97% of the Earth's water supply.

2. * Ocean Basin World’s Oceans can be divided into 5 major ocean basins 1. Arctic 2. Atlantic 3. Indian 4. Pacific 5. Southern

3. * Smallest and shallowest ocean (avg depth approximately 1038m) * Includes waters of North America and Eurasia * Bounded from the Pacific by the Bering Strait and the Atlantic at about 650 latitude (just north of Iceland) * Central part of the ocean is covered by about 10 feet of ice

4. * 3 rd largest ocean * Surrounded by Asia, Arabian and Malay peninsulas, Africa, Australia and Antarctica * average depth is 3,890 meters (12,762 feet), deepest point is the Java trench, at 7,725 m. * Large amounts of petroleum extracted from this region (40% of world’s oil) * Warmest ocean

5. * - 2 nd largest ocean * -connects the polar oceans * Located btwn North and South America, Europe, Africa and Antarctica * -covers about 20% of the Earth’s surface * Busiest shipping ocean * Major source of crude oil and natural gas. * average depth of 3,600 meters (11,812 feet), greatest depth is in the Puerto Rico Trench at 8,605 meters

6. * Largest ocean * Covers approx. 1/3 of the Earth’s surface * More surface area than all continents COMBINED! * Ring of Fire * Earthquakes and Tsunamis are common. * Deepest part of the ocean –Mariana Trench (11000m deep)

7. * Southern Ocean