10 largest seas in the world

10. Mediterranean Sea

• area: 2,510,000 km²
• countries: Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
• average depth: 1,500 m
• maximum depth: 5,267 m

9. Caribbean Sea

• area: 2,754,000 km²
• countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico
• average depth: ???
• maximum depth: 7,686 m

8. Weddell Sea

• area: 2,800,000 km²
• countries: ???
• average depth: 2,878 m
• maximum depth: 6,820 m

7. South China Sea

• area: 3,490,000 km²
• countries: Brunei, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
• average depth: 1,024 m
• maximum depth: 5,560 m

6. Sargasso Sea

• area: 3,500,000 km²
• countries: United States, Bahamas
• average depth: 5,000 m
• maximum depth: 7,000 m

5. Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is located between the Arabian and Indian Peninsulas. It is one of the warmest seas in the world.

• area: 3,862,000 km²
• countries: India, Iran, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen
• average depth: ???
• maximum depth: 4,652 m

4. American Mediterranean Sea

• area: 4,200,000 km²
• countries: Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela
• average depth: 2,216 m
• maximum depth: 7,686 m

3. Coral Sea

The sea in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia and New Guinea.

• area: 4,791,000 km²
• countries: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
• average depth: 2,394 m
• maximum depth: 9,140 m

2. Philippine Sea

The Philippine Sea is part of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is located between the Philippine Archipelago, Japan, Mariana Islands and Palau.

• area: 5,695,000 km²
• country: Philippines
• average depth: 4,108 m
• maximum depth: 10,497 m (Philippine Trench)

1. Australasian Mediterranean Sea

Australia’s Mediterranean Sea is located between Southeast Asia and Australia. It connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

• area: 9,080,000 km²
• countries: Australia, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam
• average depth: ???
• maximum depth: 7,440 m