Paper I · 4 Geography of India & AP · 4.1.6 Oceanography

4.1.6.2 Relief of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans: major ridges, trenches and deeps

The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean with a rim of trenches, the Atlantic is an S-shaped ocean split down the middle by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the Indian Ocean has an inverted-Y ridge system and few deeps.

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Key terms

  • five oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Mariana Trench
  • Challenger Deep
  • Puerto Rico Trench
  • Java Trench
  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  • East Pacific Rise
  • Carlsberg Ridge
  • Ninety East Ridge
  • Ring of Fire

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  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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