Consider the following statements:

1. Among the major oceans, Indian ocean is warmer that the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in both the hemispheres.
2. The average surface temperature of Pacific Ocean is higher than that of the Atlantic Ocean in the southern hemisphere.
3. Among the major oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the coldest in the equatorial region.

Which of these statements are correct?

Statement 1 is incorrect - the Indian Ocean is warmer in the northern hemisphere but not the southern. Statement 2 is correct - the Pacific has higher average surface temperature than the Atlantic in the southern hemisphere due to its larger size and greater heat storage. Statement 3 is incorrect - the Atlantic is NOT the coldest in the equatorial region; all three oceans have similar equatorial temperatures.