The World's Oceans and Seas.
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The World's Oceans and Seas. The world's oceans and seas vary greatly in their average depth, area, and volume. Currently, the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean, it covers the most area, and thus it has the greatest volume. The so-called world ocean refers to all of the earth's major bodies of water combined. Average Depth Area Ocean or Sea m ft million sq km million sq mi million cu km million cu mi Volume Pacific Ocean 4,300 14,000 155.6 60.1 679.6 163.1 Atlantic O...
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