Compare the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

Compare the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean: 1. The name and its dimensions. 2 the position of the ocean relative to the equator and the prime meridian 3 what and where the ocean is washed 4 adjacent to other oceans the largest seas and bays 6 maximum depth. 7 the most important warm and cold currents 8 geographic features

Pacific Ocean:
1. Area – 178.684 million km².
2. Relative to the equator, it is located in the northern hemisphere; relative to the prime meridian, it is located both in the eastern and western parts.
3. Washes North from the North-West and South America,
from the southwest.
4. Borders the Indian and Atlantic oceans.
5. Coral Sea, Gulf of California.
6. The maximum depth is 10,994 m.
7. Kuroshio – warm, Californian – cold currents.
8. The Pacific Ocean accounts for approximately 50% of all waters of the World Ocean, and approximately 35% of the entire surface of the Earth.

Atlantic Ocean:
1. Area – 91.66 million km².
2. In relation to the equator, it is located in the northern hemisphere, it crosses 180 degrees of the meridian.
3. Washes all continents except Africa, Eurasia and South America from the northeast.
4. Bordered by the Arctic Ocean.
5. Baltic Sea, Bay of Biscay.
6. The maximum depth is 8742 m.
7. The Gulf Stream is warm, the Canary Stream is cold.
8. 16% of the ocean area is occupied by seas, bays and straits.