Major Oceans
Pacific Ocean
biggest ocean in the world to the west of South America and North America
Southern Ocean
smallest ocean north of Antarctica south of every continent
Arctic Ocean
4th largest ocean north of the U.S and all other continents
number of major oceans
5
Percentage of the Earth's water in the Indian Ocean
20.5%
Percentage of the Earth's water in the Atlantic Ocean
23%
Atlantic Ocean
2nd largest ocean in the world to the east of the U.S
Indian Ocean
3rd largest ocean in the world below Asia, to the east of Australia, and the west of Africa
Percentage of the Earth's water in the Arctic Ocean
4%
Percentage of the Earth's water in the Pacific Ocean
46%