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3. Indian Ocean Basin

The Indian Ocean Basin stretches from the east coast of Africa to the Australian island of Tasmania. The Indian Ocean Basin comes in third place covering more than 20% of the Earth's area with an average depth of 3,741 m and stretching over 1,000 km.

4. Atlantic Ocean Basin

The Atlantic Ocean Basin covers one-sixteenth of the total ocean area. It has a surface area of approximately 21 million square kilometers and its average depth is 3,270 m with the deepest point being 7,433 making the Atlantic Ocean basin the fourth largest in the world.

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5. Arctic Ocean Basin

The last position is occupied by the Arctic Ocean Basin. This basin is also the coldest and shallowest. The deepest point in this basin reaches 5,502 meters but the average depth is only 987 m.

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