Pacific Ocean

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, spanning from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean and from Asia and Australia to the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
geographical feature
ocean
area approximately 165,000,000 square kilometers
approximately 63,800,000 square miles
averageDepth about 13,000 feet
about 4,000 meters
bordersToEast North America
South America
bordersToNorth Arctic Ocean
bordersToSouth Southern Ocean
bordersToWest Asia
Australia
connectedTo Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
connectedVia Bering Strait
Drake Passage
Panama Canal
Strait of Magellan
containsCurrent California Current
East Australian Current
Humboldt Current
Kuroshio Current
North Pacific Gyre
South Pacific Gyre
containsEcosystem coral reefs
deep-sea trenches
open-ocean pelagic zone
containsFeature Bering Sea
Coral Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Mariana Trench
Philippine Sea
Ring of Fire
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Tasman Sea
Tonga Trench
containsIslandGroup Fiji
Hawaii
surface form: Hawaiian Islands

Marshall Islands
Melanesia
Micronesia
Philippines
Polynesia
Solomon Islands
containsMajorClimatePhenomenon El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
surface form: La Niña
containsRegion Pacific Ocean self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eastern Pacific

Pacific Ocean self-linksurface differs
surface form: North Pacific

South Pacific
Philippine Sea
surface form: Western Pacific
coversFractionOfEarthSurface about 30 percent
about one-third
coversFractionOfWorldOceanArea about 46 percent
deepestPoint Mariana Trench
surface form: Challenger Deep
deepestTrench Mariana Trench
etymology derived from Latin 'Mare Pacificum' meaning 'peaceful sea'
hasSalinityRange about 32 to 37 PSU
hasTectonicBoundary Antarctic Plate
Cocos Plate
Eurasian Plate
Indo-Australian Plate
Nazca Plate
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
hemispherePresence Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
influences global climate
global weather patterns
isDeepestOceanOnEarth true
isImportantFor fisheries
marine biodiversity
isLargestOceanOnEarth true
isMajorRouteFor international shipping
locatedOnPlanet Earth
maximumDepth about 10,984 meters
about 36,037 feet
name Pacific Ocean self-link
namedBy Ferdinand Magellan

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Jalisco borders Pacific Ocean
Guadalcanal Province hasBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Guadalcanal Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Maluku Islands locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Bali Sea partOf Pacific Ocean
Maritime Southeast Asia borders Pacific Ocean
Treaty of Zaragoza definedRegion Pacific Ocean
Treaty of Zaragoza oceanConcerned Pacific Ocean
Acapulco locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Nauru hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Westchester, Los Angeles locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Singapore Strait connects Pacific Ocean
San Pedro community of Los Angeles borderedBy Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: San Pedro, Los Angeles
San Pedro community of Los Angeles hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: San Pedro, Los Angeles
Santa Clara Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Santa Clara Island ocean Pacific Ocean
Newport, Oregon locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Tarapacá Region borders Pacific Ocean
Tarapacá Region coastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Don Walsh placeOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Naval Base Point Loma locatedOn Pacific Ocean
western Oregon borders Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Western Oregon
Sonoma Valley AVA climateInfluence Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean partOf Pacific Ocean
Puget Sound Navy Yard regionServed Pacific Ocean
Mie coastOn Pacific Ocean
Antofagasta locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Antofagasta hasCoastline Pacific Ocean
Antofagasta borderedBy Pacific Ocean
José Salas locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Isla Salas y Gómez
Copiapó locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Third Fleet operatesIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: United States Third Fleet
Southeastern Pacific Ocean partOf Pacific Ocean
Iquique locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Pacific Shores thematicFocus Pacific Ocean
Cast Away setting Pacific Ocean
Mono Basin hydrologicallyIsolatedFrom Pacific Ocean
Los Vilos locatedOn Pacific Ocean