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Nevertheless, for the convenience of oceanographers and for other practical purposes, it is generally recognized that the huge body of salt water on the Earth's surface is divided into three major oceans – the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean of the world. In terms of size, next comes the Atlantic Ocean; followed by the Indian Ocean; followed by Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. The world ocean floor map has details of all major oceans on earth. Some oceanographers denote the Oceanic area around Antarctica to be the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean was officially recognized by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000. The major salt water oceans of the world include:

The Pacific Ocean : It is the largest of the oceans and occupies a total of 165,250,000 square km; about one-third of the surface area of the globe. Extending from the Antarctic in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between Asia and Australia on the west and North America and South America on the east, the Pacific also encompasses the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea. In a world map, Pacific Ocean will be the largest single area occupied by an entity in land or sea.

The Atlantic Ocean : Occupying a surface area of 106,460,000 square km, and covering one-fifth of the Earth's surface, the Atlantic is the second largest ocean. The Atlantic separates Europe and Africa to the East from North and South America on the west. The North Atlantic area encompasses the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Hudson Bay, and the Baffin Bay on the west; and the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea to the East.

The Indian Ocean : Occupying about one-fifth of the world's ocean area, the Indian Ocean is the smallest and the youngest of the world's three major oceans. It is bounded by Iran, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh to the north; the Malay Peninsula, the Sunda islands of Indonesia, and Australia to the east; Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to the west; and Antarctica to the south. The Indian Ocean also includes the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Andaman Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, and the Great Australian Bight.

All the major seas such as Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Baltic Sea, Bering Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and South China Sea and others have been clearly marked in this map.

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