Question

Major water bodies of the earth ​

Answer 1

Nearly 71 per cent of the surface of earth is covered by water. There are five large water bodies called oceans in the world. These are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean. Smaller water bodies include seas, lakes and rivers.

Explanation:

Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Arctic Ocean

South China Sea

Caribbean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Bering Sea

Sea of Okhotsk

Gulf of Mexico

Area (million sq. miles)Rank

60.060

29.637

26.469

5.427

1.144

1.049

0.895

0.884

0.613

0.615

Answer 2

Answer:

But there are four named oceans, which are the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian and the Arctic. Oceans generally separate continents from one another. Oceans are, notably, saltwater bodies. A sea is an inland "portion" of ocean and is therefore distinguished from a lake by its salty water.