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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The American Riviera hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Cook Inlet partOf Pacific Ocean
Hamoa Beach isOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Hana Highway offersViewOf Pacific Ocean
Waiʻanapanapa State Park hasView Pacific Ocean
the Pequod voyageDestination Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Pequod
Caldera locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Coronel locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Coronel hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Coronel borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Santa Barbara Channel locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Tofino locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Seward coast Pacific Ocean
New Ireland borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Santa Barbara locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Valle de Guadalupe nearBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria sunkIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria preWarServiceArea Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
US heavy cruiser USS Quincy sunkIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Quincy (CA-39)
St. Lawrence Island ocean Pacific Ocean
US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes servedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Vincennes
Fort DeRussy Beach Park hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Royal Hawaiian Hotel hasView Pacific Ocean
Lahaina locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Kaanapali Beach locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Molokini Crater ocean Pacific Ocean
Muroran locatedBy Pacific Ocean
Vega expedition destinationRegion Pacific Ocean
Vega expedition navigationTo Pacific Ocean
Noosa Heads locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Matafao Peak locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
RCN operatesIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Royal Canadian Navy
Waikiki Aquarium overlooks Pacific Ocean
Yaquina Bay Bridge near Pacific Ocean
Vaitogi locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Interstate 10 westernTerminus Pacific Ocean
Interstate 10 connectsOcean Pacific Ocean
USS Chicago servedIn Pacific Ocean
Baranof Island hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Boni ocean Pacific Ocean
Chatham Standard Time region Pacific Ocean
Chatham Standard Time is 45 minutes ahead of NZST region Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Chatham Standard Time
Tone River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Tone River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Fagasa locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Port of Nagoya locatedOnWaterbody Pacific Ocean
Sitka Sound borders Pacific Ocean
Ocean Avenue hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica)