Arrange the following Oceans in descending order of area from largest to smallest (in square km)
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (C), (B), (A)
The oceans by area, from the largest:
(D) Pacific Ocean — by far the largest, covering nearly a third of the Earth’s surface
(C) Atlantic Ocean — the second largest, between the Americas and Europe-Africa
(B) Indian Ocean — the third largest, south of Asia
(A) Arctic Ocean — the smallest, around the North Pole