Largest ocean
The current largest ocean record is 63.8 million sq mi, held by Pacific Ocean. Last checked October 14, 2026.
63.8
million sq mi
Pacific Ocean
- Holder
- Pacific Ocean
- Record
- 63.8 million sq mi
- Metric
- 165.25 million km²
- Location
- Between Asia, Australia and the Americas
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Read the source
- Wikipedia Read the source CC BY-SA 4.0
- pacificrisa.org Read the source
- circle.so The list of the oceans with data and statistics about surface area volume and average depth
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