Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean
Area: 165.384 million sq km
Coastline: 135,663 km
Deepest Point: 10,924 m
Average Depth: 12,925 ft
Resources: oil from Persian Gulf region; fish, heavy minerals
Major Ports: Calcutta (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban (South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Madras (India), Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richard's Bay (South Africa)
Features: Covers about 1/3 of global surface. [JP] {WF}