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More Water Quick Facts . . .
To convert kilometers to miles, multiply kilometers by 0.621371
To convert from miles to kilometers, multiply the miles by 1.61
To convert meters to feet, multiply meters by 3.2808399
To convert feet to meters, multiply feet by .3048
OCEANS OF THE WORLD (by size) 
Pacific (166,241,000 sq km) 
Atlantic (86,557,000 sq km) 
Indian (73,427,000 sq km) 
Arctic (9,485,000 sq km)

OCEANS' GREATEST DEPTHS 
Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean 35,827ft 
Puerto Rico Trench, Atlantic Ocean 28,232ft 
Java Trench, Indian Ocean 23,376ft
Arctic Basin, Arctic Ocean 16,804ft 

MAJOR SEAS (by size)
South China (2,974,600 sq km) 
Caribbean (2,515,900 sq km) 
Mediterranean (2,510,000 sq km) 
Bering (2,261,100 sq km) 
Gulf of Mexico (1,507,600 sq km) 
Sea of Okhotsk (1,392,100 sq km) 
Sea of Japan or East Sea (1,012,900 sq km) 
Hudson Bay (730,100 sq km) 
East China (664,600 sq km) 
Andaman (564,900 sq km) 
Black (507,900 sq km) 
Red (453,000 sq km) 

MAJOR RIVERS (by length) 
Nile, Africa (6,825 km) 
Amazon, S. America (6,437 km) 
Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia (6,380 km) 
Mississippi, N. America (5,971 km) 
Yenisey-Angara, Asia (5,536 km) 
Huang (Yellow), Asia (5,464 km) 
Ob-Irtysh, Asia (5,410 km) 
Congo, Africa (4,370 km) 
Amur, Asia (4,416 km) 
Lena, Asia (4,400 km) 
Mackenzie-Peace, N. America (4,241 km) 
Mekong, Asia (4,184 km) 

MAJOR LAKES (by size) 
Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe (371,000 sq km) 
Superior, North America (82,100 sq km) 
Victoria, Africa (69,500 sq km) 
Huron, North America (59,600 sq km) 
Michigan, North America (57,800 sq km) 
Tanganyika, Africa (32,900 sq km) 
Baikal, Asia (31,500 sq km) 
Great Bear, North America (31,300 sq km) 
Aral Sea, Asia (30,700 sq km) 
Malawi, Africa (28,900 sq km)



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REFERENCE & SOURCES:
Marine Biological Laboratory
Guiness World Records 2001, Guiness World Records Ltd.
United Nations
The World Bank 2000 World Development Indicators
World Tourism Organization
Wim Vermaas - Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University
University of Houston, Health Center
NASA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
USGS

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