The Pacific Ocean spans 60 million square miles.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by NOAA and other independent sources as a commonly used rounded figure; some sources cite slightly higher figures (~62.5-63.8 million sq mi) due to differing boundary definitions.
Sources
- The Pacific Ocean—facts and information (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/pacific-size/ (oceanexplorer.noaa.gov)
- https://www.worldatlas.com/oceans/pacific-ocean.html (worldatlas.com)
- https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/pacific-ocean.htm (science.howstuffworks.com)
- https://humanidades.com/en/pacific-ocean/ (humanidades.com)