[New post] The Vast World Oceans

devongeography posted: "How much of our planet is covered by oceans? There are over 510 million square kilometres of area on the surface of Earth, but less than 30% of this is covered by land. The rest is water, in the form of vast oceans. This visualization by http://visualc" Devon Geography The Vast World Oceans devongeography Mar 3 How much of our planet is covered by oceans? There are over 510 million square kilometres of area on the surface of Earth, but less than 30% of this is covered by land. The rest is water, in the form of vast oceans. This visualization by http://visualcapitalist.com Breakdown of Countries Share of Earth's Surface The largest countries by surface area are Russia (3.35%), Canada (1.96%), and China (1.88%). Together they occupy roughly 7.2% of Earth's surface. Search: Country / Dependency Total in km² (mi²) Percentage of Earth's Surface Russia 17,098,246 (6,601,670) 3.352% Antarctica 14,000,000 (5,400,000) 2.745% Canada 9,984,670 (3,855,100) 1.958% China 9,596,961 (3,705,407) 1.881% United States 9,525,067 (3,677,649) 1.867% Brazil 8,515,767 (3,287,956) 1.670% Australia 7,692,024 (2,969,907) 1.508% India 3,287,263 (1,269,219) 0.644% Argentina 2,780,400 (1,073,500) 0.545% Kazakhstan 2,724,900 (1,052,100) 0.534% Antarctica, although not a country, covers the second largest amount of land overall at 2.75%. Meanwhile, the other nations that surpass the 1% mark for surface area include the United States (1.87%), Brazil (1.67%), and Australia (1.51%). The remaining 195 countries and regions below 1%, combined, account for the other half of Earth's land surface. The remaining 70% of Earth's surface is water: 27% territorial waters and 43% international waters or areas beyond national jurisdiction. Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Devon Geography. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://devongeography.wordpress.com/2023/03/03/the-vast-world-oceans/

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