Το πάθος για γνώση που πάντα ήθελε να αποκτήσει ο άνθρωπος για τις θάλασσες και τους ωκεανούς μας ήταν πάντα έντονο και όχι άδικα.
Δείτε στον πίνακα που ακολουθεί αναλυτικά όλες τις πληροφορίες που θα θέλατε να μάθετε για τις θάλασσες και τους ωκεανούς μας.
| Name | Area | Averagedepth | Greatest knowndepth | Place ofgreatest known depth | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sq. mi. | sq. km | ft. | m | ft. | m | ||
| Pacific Ocean | 60,060,700 | 155,557,000 | 13,215 | 4,028 | 36,198 | 11,033 | Mariana Trench |
| Atlantic Ocean | 29,637,900 | 76,762,000 | 12,880 | 3,926 | 30,246 | 9,219 | Puerto Rico Trench |
| Indian Ocean | 26,469,500 | 68,556,000 | 13,002 | 3,963 | 24,460 | 7,455 | Sunda Trench |
| Southern Ocean | 7,848,300 | 20,327,000 | 13,100–16,400 | 4,000–5,000 | 23,736 | 7,235 | South Sandwich Trench |
| Arctic Ocean | 5,427,000 | 14,056,000 | 3,953 | 1,205 | 18,456 | 5,625 | 77°45’N; 175°W |
| Mediterranean Sea | 1,144,800 | 2,965,800 | 4,688 | 1,429 | 15,197 | 4,632 | Off Cape Matapan, Greece |
| Caribbean Sea | 1,049,500 | 2,718,200 | 8,685 | 2,647 | 22,788 | 6,946 | Off Cayman Islands |
| South China Sea | 895,400 | 2,319,000 | 5,419 | 1,652 | 16,456 | 5,016 | West of Luzon |
| Bering Sea | 884,900 | 2,291,900 | 5,075 | 1,547 | 15,659 | 4,773 | Off Buldir Island |
| Gulf of Mexico | 615,000 | 1,592,800 | 4,874 | 1,486 | 12,425 | 3,787 | Sigsbee Deep |
| Okhotsk Sea | 613,800 | 1,589,700 | 2,749 | 838 | 12,001 | 3,658 | 146°10’E; 46°50’N |
| East China Sea | 482,300 | 1,249,200 | 617 | 188 | 9,126 | 2,782 | 25°16’N; 125°E |
| Hudson Bay | 475,800 | 1,232,300 | 420 | 128 | 600 | 183 | Near entrance |
| Japan Sea | 389,100 | 1,007,800 | 4,429 | 1,350 | 12,276 | 3,742 | Central Basin |
| Andaman Sea | 308,000 | 797,700 | 2,854 | 870 | 12,392 | 3,777 | Off Car Nicobar Island |
| North Sea | 222,100 | 575,200 | 308 | 94 | 2,165 | 660 | Skagerrak |
| Red Sea | 169,100 | 438,000 | 1,611 | 491 | 7,254 | 2,211 | Off Port Sudan |
| Baltic Sea | 163,000 | 422,200 | 180 | 55 | 1,380 | 421 | Off Gotland |
