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Which of the major oceans is roughly the size of Antarctica

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Answer:

The Arctic Ocean is roughly the size of Antarctica.

Explanation:

  • The size of Antarctica is "14 million square kilometers" and the size of the Arctic Ocean is "14.06 million square kilometers".
  • The continent and the ocean lie in two different hemispheres. The continent in the "southern hemisphere" whereas the ocean in the "northern hemisphere".
  • These two entities form the two end caps of the Earth's spherical heads at the top and at the bottom.
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