8 Pretty Awesome Facts About the Pacific Ocean
" " The Pacific Ocean, seen here looking west from the coast of Big Sur, California, covers more than 30 percent of Earth's surface. Michael Leggero/Getty Images All the world's existing continents have a combined surface area of about 57 million square miles (148 million square kilometers). The Pacific Ocean covers even more ground, ahem, water. At 60 million square miles (155 million square kilometers), it blankets more than 30 percent of Earth's surface. Any area of such stupendous size is bound to contain geographical oddities. Not only does the Pacific harbor the world's deepest tr...
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