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Pacific Ocean
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Reid, Joseph L. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California.
Last reviewed:August 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.481800
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The largest of the world's oceans, having an area of 1.65 × 108 km2 (6.3 × 107 mi2) and a mean depth of 4282 m (14,049 ft).The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of the Earth's surface and 46% of the surface of all oceans and seas and its area is greater than that of all land areas combined (Fig. 1).
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