Bodies of water

Geography

1. Oceans Rivers
Lakes
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Did you know
that seventy
percent, or over
two-thirds of the
earth’s surface is
covered with
water?

2. The Earth's oceans are all connected to one another. Until the
year 2000, there were four recognized oceans: the Pacific,
Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. In the Spring of 2000, the
International Hydrographic Organization established a new
ocean, the Southern Ocean (it surrounds Antarctica and extends
to 60 degrees latitude).

3. An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.
The five main oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern,
and the Arctic. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.

4. Ocean Area
Average Depth
(ft)
Deepest depth
(ft)
Pacific Ocean
63,780,000 sq mi
(165,250,000 sq
km)
15,215 ft
(4,028m)
Mariana Trench,
36,198 feet
(11,033 m) deep
Atlantic Ocean
41,080,000 sq mi
(106,400,000 sq
km)
10,950 ft
(3,926m)
Puerto Rico
Trench, 28,231 ft
deep
Indian Ocean
28,400,000 sq mi
(73,560,000 sq
km)
13,002 ft
(3,963m)
Java Trench,
25,344 ft deep
Southern Ocean
7,848,000 sq.
miles
(20,330,000 sq
km)
13,100 - 16,400
ft deep (4,000 to
5,000 meters)
the southern end
of the South
Sandwich
Trench, 23,737 ft
(7,236 m) deep
Arctic Ocean
5,400,000 sq mi
(13,990,000 sq
km)
3,953 ft (1,205m)
Eurasia Basin,
17,881 ft deep

5. •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.
•The Bahamas is not located in The Caribbean
Sea but the Atlantic Ocean.

7. A river is a large flowing
body of fresh water that
flows across land and
usually empties into a sea
or ocean.
Fresh water can be found in
many other bodies of water
too, such as ponds,
streams, and swamps.

8. A lake is a large body
of fresh water
surrounded by land on
all sides.
Lake Kaweah is located
in Tulare County.

9. A lake can be salty if
there is no outlet to
the sea.
The saltiest lake is the
Dead Sea in Israel and
Jordan.

10. The Dead Sea has a
high concentration of
salt because of its high
evaporation rate.
The Dead Sea is nine
times saltier than the
ocean.
Its so salty, it cannot
support life.

11. The sea is
Earth’s lowest
point at 1, 388ft
below sea level.