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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth
It covers more area than all of the world's land masses combined
Spanning more than 165 million square kilometres, the Pacific Ocean covers about 30 percent of Earth's surface. It holds more than half of the world's open water supply and is larger than all seven continents put together. Its vast basin also contains the deepest trenches on the planet.
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