Which is the largest ocean?

Which is the largest ocean?

• A. Atlantic Ocean
• B. Pacific Ocean
• C. Indian Ocean
• D. Arctic Ocean

Answer: (B)

The main idea is size: which ocean covers the most area. The Pacific Ocean is the largest, stretching about 63.8 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). That makes it bigger than each of the other oceans—the Atlantic is around 41 million square miles, the Indian about 28–29 million, and the Arctic around 5–6 million. The Pacific spans from the Arctic down to near Antarctica, lying between Asia and the Americas, which gives it its immense expanse.

The main idea is size: which ocean covers the most area. The Pacific Ocean is the largest, stretching about 63.8 million square miles (165 million square kilometers). That makes it bigger than each of the other oceans—the Atlantic is around 41 million square miles, the Indian about 28–29 million, and the Arctic around 5–6 million. The Pacific spans from the Arctic down to near Antarctica, lying between Asia and the Americas, which gives it its immense expanse.