North Pacific Gyre

E22837

current system marine region ocean gyre

The North Pacific Gyre is a large system of rotating ocean currents in the northern Pacific, known for its role in global circulation and for concentrating floating marine debris such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Pacific subtropical gyre	8
North Pacific subpolar gyre	2
Alaska Gyre	1
Great Pacific Garbage Patch	1
Great Pacific Garbage Patch eastern accumulation zone	1
Great Pacific Garbage Patch western accumulation zone	1
North Pacific region	1
North Pacific subtropical gyre system	1
North Pacific subtropical region	1
Subarctic Gyre	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	current system ⓘ marine region ⓘ ocean gyre ⓘ
approximateLatitudeRange	10°N to 45°N ⓘ
approximateLongitudeRange	135°E to 135°W ⓘ
associatedPhenomenon	North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch eastern accumulation zone North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch western accumulation zone
basinCountry	Canada ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
centerCharacteristic	convergence zone for floating debris ⓘ weak surface currents ⓘ
circulationType	clockwise circulation ⓘ
climateRole	carbon cycle regulation ⓘ heat transport ⓘ influencing regional climate of North Pacific margins ⓘ
debrisSource	coastal regions of East Asia ⓘ coastal regions of North America ⓘ shipping routes in the North Pacific ⓘ
environmentalIssue	marine plastic pollution ⓘ microplastic accumulation ⓘ
featureOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
hasImpactOn	marine ecosystems ⓘ pelagic fish habitats ⓘ seabird populations ⓘ
hasPart	California Current ⓘ Kuroshio Current ⓘ North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ surface form: North Equatorial Current North Pacific Current ⓘ Subtropical Countercurrent ⓘ
hemisphere	Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
influencedBy	Coriolis effect ⓘ trade winds ⓘ westerlies ⓘ
knownFor	North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch accumulation of floating marine debris ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean
oceanographicZone	North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre
oceanRegion	North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: North Pacific subtropical region
partOf	Pacific Ocean circulation ⓘ global ocean circulation ⓘ
relativeProductivity	low biological productivity ⓘ
researchTopic	large-scale ocean circulation ⓘ microplastic distribution ⓘ ocean pollution ⓘ
waterMassType	subtropical water ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska Current → adjacentTo → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alaska Gyre

North Pacific Gyre → associatedPhenomenon → North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch eastern accumulation zone

North Pacific Gyre → associatedPhenomenon → North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch western accumulation zone

Pacific Ocean → containsCurrent → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

Northern Pacific Ocean → hasGyre → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

Northern Pacific → hasPart → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

Northern Pacific → hasPart → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subpolar gyre

Kuroshio Current → influencesClimateOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific region

North Pacific Gyre → knownFor → North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Hawaiian Islands → oceanCurrent → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

North Pacific Gyre → oceanRegion → North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical region

North Pacific Gyre → oceanographicZone → North Pacific Gyre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

Alaska Current → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subpolar gyre

California Current → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

Japan Current → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

Kuroshio Current → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

Kuroshio Extension → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

North Pacific Current → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

Philippine Sea gyre → partOf → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre system

Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → relatedTo → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre

North Pacific Current → relatedTo → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Subarctic Gyre

Philippine Sea gyre → relatedTo → North Pacific Gyre ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Pacific subtropical gyre