THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Oceans of our World take up over 71% of the Earth’s surface but only 5% of the world's oceans has been explored. The worlds oceans is critical for all known life, as it forms part of the carbon cycle and influences both climate and weather patterns. It is the habitat of 230,000 known species of animals and some estimates say there are over 2 million others they we don't know about.

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean at 60,060,700 square miles covering 28% of the Earth and is equal in size to nearly all of the "LAND area" on the Earth. An average depth of the Pacific is 13,215' but its deepest point is over 35,000 feet. In comparison, the Atlantic Ocean with an area of 29,637,900 square miles.Leggi altro