DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORLD'S SEAS AND OCEANS

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Percent area of world's oceans by basin Ocean Basin   Percent Pacific Ocean 45.8% Atlantic Ocean 22.8% Indian Ocean 20.3% Arctic Ocean 1.4% Adjacent Seas 9.7% References: Monroe, J.S., and R. Wicander. Physical Geology. Brooks/Cole publishing, Pacific Grover, California. 712 pp. Castro, P., and M.E. Huber. 2005. Marine Biology. 5th edition. McGraw-Hill, New York. N.Y. Moiseev, P.A. 1971. NOAA-NGDC, 1988 Top of Page For more information beyond this site, search the web! Suggestions for improving, changing, or adding to this website and etextbook should be emailed to:

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