Interesting Facts About Pacific Ocean

• Pacific Ocean covers about 46% of the Earth’s water surface and about 32% of its total surface area.
• The world’s largest ocean covers just under 180,00,000 km², which accounts for almost 46% percent of all the world’s oceans and just under 33% of the world’s surface.
• Pacific Ocean was first sighted by Europeans, in early 16th century. Even amongst them, Spanish explorer Vasco de Balboa was the first.
• The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world’s five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean).
• Pacific Ocean is connected with Indian Ocean by passages in the Malay Archipelago and between Australia and Antarctica.
• Pacific Ocean reaches its greatest east-west width at about 5°N latitude, where it stretches for approximately 19,800 kilometers.