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