The world's largest oil spill ________.

A. was the grounding of the Amoco Cadiz on the French coast
B. happened during the grounding of the Exxon Valdez
C. occurred in the Persian Gulf during the 1991 Gulf War
D. was the result of tanker collision during a North Atlantic storm
E. came from a commercial oil well in the Gulf of Mexico


Answer: C

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