🌊 Largest ocean
Pacific Ocean · about 165 million km² (64 million sq mi)
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🌊 Largest ocean
about 165 million km² (64 million sq mi)
Pacific Ocean · Between Asia–Australia and the Americas
Larger than all the Earth's land combined, the Pacific spans more than a third of the planet's surface and ringed by the volatile 'Ring of Fire' of trenches and volcanoes.
Record at a glance
| Record | Largest ocean |
|---|---|
| Feature | Pacific Ocean |
| Measurement | about 165 million km² (64 million sq mi) |
| Location | Between Asia–Australia and the Americas |
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