Ocean, sea and island facts
Seas, bays and gulfs, and the world’s big islands. 243 facts.
Ellesmere Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 196,235 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Ellesmere Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q146841 (CC0)
The Ha Long Bay covers about 1,500 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Hạ Long Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q190128 (CC0)
The Sulu Sea covers about 348,000 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Sulu Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q160194 (CC0)
The Labrador Sea covers about 841,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 1,898 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Labrador Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q184189 (CC0)
Lombok Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 5,435 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Lombok (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q7564 (CC0)
The Flores Sea covers about 240,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 5,140 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Flores Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q150370 (CC0)
New Britain, part of Papua New Guinea, has an area of about 36,520 km².
Source: Wikipedia: New Britain (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q59771 (CC0)
Flores Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 13,540 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Flores (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q148440 (CC0)
The Gulf of Carpentaria covers about 300,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 82 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Gulf of Carpentaria (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q180844 (CC0)
Victoria Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 217,291 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Victoria Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q158129 (CC0)
The Banda Sea covers about 470,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 6,400 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Banda Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q171510 (CC0)
Spitsbergen, part of Norway, has an area of about 39,044 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Spitsbergen (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q21162 (CC0)
Wrangel Island, part of Russia, has an area of about 7,600 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Wrangel Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q106594 (CC0)
The Gulf of Riga has a recorded depth of about 67 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Gulf of Riga (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q174731 (CC0)
The Scotia Sea covers about 900,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 5,840 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Scotia Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q204703 (CC0)
The Solomon Sea covers about 720,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 9,140 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Solomon Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q199479 (CC0)
Cape Breton Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 10,311 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Cape Breton Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q188489 (CC0)
The Bay of Fundy has a recorded depth of about 150 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Bay of Fundy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q181857 (CC0)
The Balearic Sea has a recorded depth of about 2,500 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Balearic Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q200712 (CC0)
The Laccadive Sea has a recorded depth of about 4,131 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Laccadive Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q544914 (CC0)
Banks Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 70,028 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Banks Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q200226 (CC0)
Marajó, part of Brazil, has an area of about 40,100 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Marajó (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q193264 (CC0)
Sumbawa Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 14,386 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Sumbawa (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q186367 (CC0)
Devon Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 55,247 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Devon Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q186841 (CC0)
Madura Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 40,471 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Madura (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q208134 (CC0)
The Gulf of Naples covers about 870 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Gulf of Naples (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q201385 (CC0)
Macquarie Island, part of Australia, has an area of about 5,400 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Macquarie Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q46650 (CC0)
The Bali Sea covers about 45,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 1,590 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Bali Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q277014 (CC0)
Guadalcanal, part of Solomon Islands, has an area of about 5,302 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Guadalcanal (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q192767 (CC0)
Halmahera Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 17,780 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Halmahera (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q201398 (CC0)
Bougainville Island, part of Papua New Guinea, has an area of about 9,318 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Bougainville Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q201766 (CC0)
Leyte, part of Philippines, has an area of about 7,368 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Leyte (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q211377 (CC0)
Mindoro, part of Philippines, has an area of about 10,572 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Mindoro (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q211800 (CC0)
Cyprus, part of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus and United Kingdom, has an area of about 9,234 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Cyprus (island) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q644636 (CC0)
The World Ocean covers about 361,260,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 11,022 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: World Ocean (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q715269 (CC0)
The San Francisco Bay has a recorded depth of about 10 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: San Francisco Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q232264 (CC0)
Seram, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 70,370 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Seram Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q185532 (CC0)
Sumba Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 10,711 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Sumba (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q206368 (CC0)
Samar Island, part of Philippines, has an area of about 13,429 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Samar (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q219737 (CC0)
The Bismarck Sea covers about 361,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 2,900 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Bismarck Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q199436 (CC0)
Viti Levu, part of Fiji, has an area of about 10,531 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Viti Levu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q208198 (CC0)
The Savu Sea has a recorded depth of about 3,470 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Savu Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q193465 (CC0)
Axel Heiberg Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 43,178 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Axel Heiberg Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q207666 (CC0)
Melville Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 42,149 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Melville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q134116 (CC0)
Negros, part of Philippines, has an area of about 13,075 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Negros (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q212777 (CC0)
New Ireland, part of Papua New Guinea, has an area of about 7,405 km².
Source: Wikipedia: New Ireland (island) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q215089 (CC0)
The Levantine Sea covers about 320,000 km² and has a recorded depth of about 4,482 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Levantine Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q748696 (CC0)
The Chesapeake Bay covers about 11,601 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Chesapeake Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q216868 (CC0)
Southampton Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 41,214 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Southampton Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q207751 (CC0)
Panay, part of Philippines, has an area of about 12,011 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Panay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q332359 (CC0)
The Pechora Sea has a recorded depth of about 210 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Pechora Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q217501 (CC0)
Prince of Wales Island, part of Canada, has an area of about 33,339 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q207925 (CC0)
The Tokyo Bay covers about 1,380 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Tokyo Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q141017 (CC0)
The Gdańsk Bay has a recorded depth of about 120 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Gdańsk Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q213367 (CC0)
Bangka Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 11,413 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Bangka Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q188428 (CC0)
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, part of Argentina and Chile, has an area of about 47,992 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1674067 (CC0)
Nias Island, part of Indonesia, has an area of about 5,125 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Nias (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q505707 (CC0)
Chiloé Island, part of Chile, has an area of about 8,394 km².
Source: Wikipedia: Chiloé Island (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q504449 (CC0)
The Korea Bay has a recorded depth of about 50 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Korea Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q52059 (CC0)
The Syvash Bay covers about 2,560 km² and has a recorded depth of about 3 metres.
Source: Wikipedia: Syvash (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1130771 (CC0)