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Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest?

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Map graphic showing the boundaries of the five oceans-Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern-using color-coded regions. Four different map projections are included: North Pole view, South Pole view, International Date Line view, and Greenwich Meridian view, each displaying the oceans' extents around the continents. — ocean Earth's oceans and their marginal seas cover nearly 71 percent of the planet's surface.

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans.12

While it covers an area of approximately 5,440,000 square miles (14,090,000 square km), its average depth is only about 3,240 feet (987 meters). In comparison, the average depth of the world's oceans is 3,688 meters (12,100 feet). The Arctic Ocean is characterized by its perennial ice cover and its unique topography, which includes extensive continental shelves and several deep basins separated by submarine ridges.1234