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Oceans & Marine Zones. By; Tiffany & Muin. Atlantic Ocean. area of 82 million square kilometers. Arctic Ocean. area of 12 million square kilometers. Indian Ocean. area of about 73 million square kilometers. Pacific Ocean. Area of 166 million square kilometers. Southern Ocean. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Oceans & Marine ZonesBy; Tiffany & Muin
Atlantic Oceanarea of 82 million square kilometers
Arctic Oceanarea of 12 million square kilometers
Indian Oceanarea of about 73 million square kilometers
Pacific OceanArea of 166 million square kilometers
Southern OceanArea of about 20 million square kilometers
Total Ocean Area of 335,258,000 square kilometers
Marine ZonesI. Pelagic - (1) Epipelagic (2) Mesopelagic (3)
Bathypelagic (4) Abyssopelagic
II. Benthic - (5) Littoral, Sub-littoral (6) Bathyal (7) Abyssal (8) Ultra-abyssal (hadal)
Foreshore
Pelagic
Epipelagic ZoneStretches from the surface to 200m below.
Mesopelagic ZoneStretches from 200m to 1000m.
Bathypelagic ZoneStretches from 1000m to 4000m.
Abyssopelagic ZoneExtends down from 4000m.
Benthic Zones
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