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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Moana Surfrider Hotel hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Long Mountain locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Mauna Loa
Alexander Archipelago locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Paia locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Paia locatedOnShoreOf Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Ho‘okipa Beach oceanType Pacific Ocean
Maritime Forces Pacific operatesIn Pacific Ocean
Province of San Antonio borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Pacific coast of South America ocean Pacific Ocean
Prisoners Harbor bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Rainmaker Mountain inOcean Pacific Ocean
Makena Beach locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Balboa Port locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
CV-8 servedInTheater Pacific Ocean
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Battleship setIn Pacific Ocean
Northern Pacific Ocean partOf Pacific Ocean
Cinta Costera followsCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Cinta Costera hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Costa Verde highway followsCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Costa Verde highway hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Nadi–Vancouver region Pacific Ocean
Huacho hasCoastline Pacific Ocean
Huacho hasNearbyFeature Pacific Ocean
Abemama ocean Pacific Ocean
Abemama hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Butaritari ocean Pacific Ocean
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Kootenay River drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
Nadi–Los Angeles oceanCrossed Pacific Ocean
Victoria (ship) routeIncluded Pacific Ocean
Maheno shipwreck locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Champagne Pools locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Dunedin locatedOn Pacific Ocean