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Pacific Ocean  

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  • THE PACIFIC OCEAN—named the “peaceful sea” by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer leading a Spanish expedition—is the largest ocean in the world, covering 65.3 million sq. mi. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Pacific Ocean]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-F015N899-M

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