Which of the following oceans is the third-largest ocean in the world?
Indian Ocean
By area, the world's oceans rank as: Pacific Ocean (largest), Atlantic Ocean (second), Indian Ocean (third), Southern Ocean (fourth) and Arctic Ocean (smallest).
The Indian Ocean covers about 70 million sq km, roughly 20% of the Earth's water surface, and is the only ocean named after a country.
Hence, the answer is Indian Ocean.
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