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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the largest ocean by area?
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Southern Ocean
D
Indian Ocean
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins . Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world’s ocean basins. All of the world’s continents could fit into the Pacific basin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Here is our first view of the Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest ocean, encompassing around one-third of the Earth’s surface, approximately 64 million square miles-it is significantly larger than Earth’s entire landmass, and in the 1800s much of it was uncharted.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Arctic Ocean are the five major oceans in order of their size. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean and spread over one-third of the Earth. Q. Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Seven Seas include the Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern oceans. The exact origin of the phrase ‘Seven Seas’ is uncertain, although there are references in ancient literature that date back thousands of years.

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