The Pacific Ocean is shrinking by a few centimetres per year.
Why it is true
The Pacific Ocean is shrinking by a few centimetres per year due to the movement of tectonic plates. The Pacific and Australian plates are sinking beneath other plates, causing the ocean to lose area slowly. The Atlantic, in turn, is widening.
Source: NOAA
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