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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SkyPoint Observation Deck hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Nootka Fault locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Marion Reef ocean Pacific Ocean
Viti Levu hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Darién Province borders Pacific Ocean
Caroline Islands locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Coolangatta Beach locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Coolangatta Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Taveuni locatedIn Pacific Ocean
North Shore locatedOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: North Shore (Oahu)
Broadbeach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Southport hasNearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Nerang River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Chañaral locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Zinovy Rozhestvensky navalTheater Pacific Ocean
Clarence River basin drainsTo Pacific Ocean
Chocó Department locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Chocó Department hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Mutiny on the Bounty narrativeLocation Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
Run Silent, Run Deep filmingLocation Pacific Ocean
southern Chile hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Chile
Palau Trench locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Navarin Canyon oceanBasin Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Lost Coast region borders Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Lost Coast
USS Ranger (CV-4) secondaryTheater Pacific Ocean
Zhemchug Canyon partOf Pacific Ocean
Cobb Offset ocean Pacific Ocean
Campo de Hielo Norte drainsTo Pacific Ocean
Mendocino Fracture Zone ocean Pacific Ocean
Operation Blissful location Pacific Ocean
Aysén River basin flowsTo Pacific Ocean
Blanco Fracture Zone ocean Pacific Ocean
Taltal locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Ovalau region Pacific Ocean
Ovalau surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
Nuʻuuli locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Leone locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
USS Portsmouth theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
Alexander Mackenzie reached Pacific Ocean
Coolum Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Atuona, Hiva Oa locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Presidio of San Francisco hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Mooloolaba Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Viña del Mar locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains borders Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains overlooks Pacific Ocean
Talcahuano locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
North Wollongong Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean