Location: Body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere.
Coordinates: 0 ° N, 160 ° W
Area: 155.557 million sq. km.
Includes the following seas: Bali, Sea, Bering Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Phillippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea.
Current Environmental Issues: Endangered marine species include the sea lion, turtles, whales, ect. Oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea.
Deepest Point: Challenger Deep
Maximum Depth: 10.924 m.
Location Corrdinates: 11° N, 142° W
Origin of Name: Challenger Deep got its name from the British Ship, Challenger II
Oceanic Trench: Mariana Trench
Overview: The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point on earth.
The pressure at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench is over 8 tons per sq. inch.
Rank: Largest Ocean, 30% of globe.
Location: Body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere.
Coordinates: 0 ° N, 160 ° W
Area: 155.557 million sq. km.
Includes the following seas: Bali, Sea, Bering Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Phillippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea.
Current Environmental Issues: Endangered marine species include the sea lion, turtles, whales, ect. Oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea.
Deepest Point: Challenger Deep