National Geographic, one of the world’s pre-eminent and most visible mapmaking groups, has officially decreed the existence of a fifth ocean. Called the Southern Ocean, it’s the body of water ...

Scientists discover the largest-ever mega coral off the coasts of the Solomon Island in the southwest Pacific Ocean. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRISTINE SEAS/AFP via Getty Images ...

Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins. As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet.

KS1 Geography: Oceans - The oceans of the world. This short film, for 5 to 7 year olds, identifies and explores the oceans of the world. BBC Teach.

A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...

According to Huang, the results indicate it is most likely the Pacific Ocean will close, and in less than 300 million years time a supercontinent called Amasia will form.

Oceana.org reports great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean spend about half the year off the California coast and around Guadalupe Island, which is 150 miles off of Baja California, Mexico.

Outline the key findings of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report regarding sea level rise and ocean warming in the Pacific Islands region Explain the significance of the Pacific ...