Most of the planet Earth is covered by water. Did you know that beneath the Atlantic Ocean there are mountain ranges greater than anything on the continents?
Early explorers drove flags into the ground to claim territories. But no one bothered to float a flag in the oceans. For the most part, we peaceably shared the oceans until we realized what valuable goods could be found in their dark and murky depths. See more »
Sulu Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Borneo. It is almost enclosed by islands, and extends some 450 miles (720 km) north-south and about 400 miles (640 km) east-west.
See more »Tasman Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand. It is as much as 1,400 miles (2,250 km) wide and more than 17,000 feet (5, 180 m) deep.
See more »Timor Sea, an arm of the Indian Ocean between the island of Timor and the northern coast of Australia.
See more »Tyrrhenian Sea, part of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by the Italian peninsula and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
See more »White Sea, an inlet of the Barents Sea. It extends 365 miles (587 km) into the northern European part of Russia.
See more »Yellow Sea, a shallow arm of the Pacific Ocean between China and Korea. It covers roughly 180,000 square miles (470,000 km2) and reaches a maximum depth of about 300 feet (90 m).
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