Latest Blog Posts on Number of Oceans in the World, Number of Continents in the World, Planets of Our Solar System

There are 5 oceans in the world: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. India shares its boundary with the Indian Ocean, which plays a crucial role in global trade and climate.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest, covering more than 63 million square miles, while the Arctic Ocean is the smallest. The Pacific Ocean is the most important globally, due to its size, biodiversity, and strategic importance in trade and geopolitics.

The world is divided into 7 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica. India is located in the Asia continent.

The largest continent by population is Asia, while the smallest by population is Antarctica. In terms of area, Asia is the largest, and Australia is the smallest continent.

The continents’ population shares are: Asia 60%, Africa 17%, Europe 10%, North America 8%, South America 5%, Australia 0.5%, and Antarctica 0%.

The solar system has eight planets, categorized as inner rocky planets Mercury (Budh), Venus (Shukra), Earth (Prithvi), Mars (Mangal) and outer gas or ice giants Jupiter (Brihaspati), Saturn (Shani), Uranus (Arun), Neptune (Varun). The closest planet to Earth is Venus (Shukra). The farthest planet from Earth is Neptune (Varun). On Earth, 1 year is approximately 365 days, and a week has 7 days. A day on Earth consists of 24 hours, 1 hour has 60 minutes, 1 minute has 60 seconds, and 1 second has 1000 milliseconds.