Waterways of the World
Information on Earth's Oceans, Seas, Lakes & Rivers
Tables & Charts
 
Oceans 
 
 
Name of Ocean
Maximum Depth 
Area in Sq. Miles 
35,797 ft 
69.4 million  
28,232 ft 
41.1 million 
23,812 ft 
28.4 million 
15,245 ft 
5.43 million 
 
Seas
 
Name of Sea 
Maximum Depth 
Area in sq. Miles 
Adriatic Sea
4,100 ft  
60,000 
 Aegean Sea
11,620 ft 
83,000 
Arabian Sea
15,262 ft 
1.49 million 
 Baltic Sea
1,506 ft 
145,522 
 Carribean Sea
25,220 ft 
1.06 million 
 Chesapeake Bay
208  ft 
64,300 
 Greenland Sea
18,000 ft 
465,000 
Gulf of California 
9,840 ft 
62,000 
 Gulf of Mexico
14,383 ft 
615,000 
 Hudson Bay
420 ft 
764,280 
 Mediterranean Sea
15,800 ft 
965,000 
Persian Gulf 
270 ft 
156,000 
 Red Sea
7,254 ft 
169,100 
 Yellow Sea
380 ft 
238,000 
 
Lakes
 
Name of Lake 
Maximum Depth 
Area in Sq. Miles 
5,390 ft 
12,250 
210 ft 
9,940 
1,463 ft
12,028 
2,010 ft 
10,502 
750 ft 
23,010
2,100 ft 
18,392 
923 ft 
22,400 
802 ft 
7,540 
1,332 ft 
31,820 
4,800 ft 
20,443
280 ft
26,600
118 ft 
9,465 
 
Rivers
 
 Name of River
Length in Miles 
4,000 
Huang Ho River
3,398 
2,736 
3,902 
4,132 
3,364 
2,486 
3,917 
3,445 
2,922 
 
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