How much of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?

How much of the Earth is covered by sea? How much of the Earth is covered by sea? Some scientists say we should call our planet 'Water' instead of 'Earth', since water covers about 71 percent of the planet's surface. The area of the ocean surface is 1.40 x (10 to the power of 8) miles². read more

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living organism on Earth and can be seen from the moon. 99% of the Earth’s water The ocean contains more than 96 percent of the Earth’s water. read more

About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is water-covered, and the oceans hold about 96.5 percent of all Earth's water. read more