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What is the world's largest ocean?
Answer
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest ocean, covering approximately 165 million square kilometers and spanning from Asia to the Americas. The Pacific is deeper than other oceans, with an average depth of 4,000 meters, and contains the Mariana Trench—the deepest point in any ocean at approximately 11,000 meters. The 'Ring of Fire' encircles the Pacific, containing most of the world's active volcanoes and experiencing frequent earthquakes.
💡 Did you know?
The Pacific Ocean covers more area than all Earth's land combined and contains the deepest ocean trench.
Other options people guess
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
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- geography
- oceans
- world records
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