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What's the largest body of water in the developed world?
Is there a site that has information about the world's largest bodies of water? Where can I find the name of the developed world's largest body of water?
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There are many different sites out there with information on large bodies of water, but I like the information on worldatlas.com. They have good high level information as well as plenty of in depth information about bodies of water.
As a specific answer to your question, here are the largest bodies of water by type:
Oceans:
Pacific Ocean – 156,000,000 sq km
Atlantic Ocean – 77,000,000 sq km
Indian Ocean – 69,000,000 sq km
Southern Ocean – 20,000,000 sq km (note: the Southern Ocean was approved as an ocean in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization)
Arctic Ocean – 14,000,000 sq km
Seas:
South China Sea – 3,000,000 sq km
Caribbean Sea – 2,515,000 sq km
Mediterranean Sea – 2,510,000 sq km
Bering Sea – 2,260,000 sq km
Gulf of Mexico – 1,500,000 sq km
As a specific answer to your question, here are the largest bodies of water by type:
Oceans:
Pacific Ocean – 156,000,000 sq km
Atlantic Ocean – 77,000,000 sq km
Indian Ocean – 69,000,000 sq km
Southern Ocean – 20,000,000 sq km (note: the Southern Ocean was approved as an ocean in 2000 by the International Hydrographic Organization)
Arctic Ocean – 14,000,000 sq km
Seas:
South China Sea – 3,000,000 sq km
Caribbean Sea – 2,515,000 sq km
Mediterranean Sea – 2,510,000 sq km
Bering Sea – 2,260,000 sq km
Gulf of Mexico – 1,500,000 sq km
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