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Oceans by the numbers

Ocean Stats & Rankings

Sort all 50 oceans and seas by size, type, basin or name — and see how they stack up at a glance.

All oceans & seas
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1 Pacific Ocean
165,250,000 km²
2 Atlantic Ocean
106,460,000 km²
3 Indian Ocean
70,560,000 km²
4 Southern Ocean
20,330,000 km²
5 Arctic Ocean
14,060,000 km²
6 Philippine Sea
5,695,000 km²
7 Coral Sea
4,791,000 km²
8 Arabian Sea
3,862,000 km²
9 South China Sea
3,500,000 km²
10 Sargasso Sea
3,500,000 km²
11 Weddell Sea
2,800,000 km²
12 Caribbean Sea
2,754,000 km²
13 Mediterranean Sea
2,500,000 km²
14 Gulf of Guinea
2,350,000 km²
15 Tasman Sea
2,300,000 km²
16 Bay of Bengal
2,172,000 km²
17 Bering Sea
2,000,000 km²
18 Sea of Okhotsk
1,583,000 km²
19 Gulf of Mexico
1,550,000 km²
20 Barents Sea
1,400,000 km²
21 Norwegian Sea
1,380,000 km²
22 Gulf of Alaska
1,327,000 km²
23 East China Sea
1,249,000 km²
24 Hudson Bay
1,230,000 km²
25 Greenland Sea
1,205,000 km²
26 Sea of Japan (East Sea)
978,000 km²
27 Scotia Sea
900,000 km²
28 Labrador Sea
841,000 km²
29 Andaman Sea
797,700 km²
30 Banda Sea
695,000 km²
31 Ross Sea
637,000 km²
32 Timor Sea
610,000 km²
33 North Sea
570,000 km²
34 Red Sea
438,000 km²
35 Black Sea
436,000 km²
36 Gulf of Aden
410,000 km²
37 Yellow Sea
380,000 km²
38 Baltic Sea
377,000 km²
39 Caspian Sea
371,000 km²
40 Java Sea
320,000 km²
41 Gulf of Thailand
320,000 km²
42 Celebes Sea
280,000 km²
43 Sulu Sea
260,000 km²
44 Persian Gulf
251,000 km²
45 Aegean Sea
214,000 km²
46 Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)
160,000 km²
47 Adriatic Sea
138,000 km²
48 Sea of Azov
39,000 km²
49 Sea of Marmara
11,350 km²
50 Dead Sea
605 km²

Bars are scaled to the largest body of water in the list. Areas are approximate and for educational use.