All Earth’s water has about 1.04 times the volume of Earth’s oceans. Selected basis: an estimate for Earth’s oceans; an estimate for All Earth’s water; approximate values.
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
1.338 × 10⁹ km³ - Volume; estimated.
Earth’s oceans are the interconnected bodies of salt water that cover most of the planet’s surface.
Estimated total ocean-water volume: 1.338 billion cubic kilometres. The diagram compares water volume, not ocean depth or surface area.
USGS — How much natural water is there?1.386 × 10⁹ km³ - Volume; estimated.
All Earth’s water includes the combined total of water in oceans, ice, groundwater, lakes, rivers and the atmosphere.
An estimate including oceans, ice, groundwater and other water stores. It is slightly larger than the ocean-only volume.
USGS — How much natural water is there?
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PlacesEarth’s oceans1.338 × 10⁹ km³Earth’s oceans are the interconnected bodies of salt water that cover most of the planet’s surface.PlacesAll Earth’s water1.386 × 10⁹ km³All Earth’s water includes the combined total of water in oceans, ice, groundwater, lakes, rivers and the atmosphere.
SpaceEarth12,740 kmEarth is the rocky planet on which we live and the third planet from the Sun.
Sport50 m swimming pool50 mA 50 m swimming pool is a large pool built for competitive swimming events, including international competitions.
PlacesA cubic-kilometre lake1 km³A cubic-kilometre lake is a hypothetical body of freshwater defined as containing exactly one cubic kilometre of water.Side by side
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