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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Beru locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Gold Beach, Oregon hasNearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Calafia Beach Park adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
Inner Harbour waterBody Pacific Ocean
Afrikaansche Galey seaVoyage Pacific Ocean
Diamond Head Road runsAlong Pacific Ocean
Diamond Head Road hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Fisherman’s Wharf locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Fisherman’s Wharf (Victoria)
America hasOceanBoundary Pacific Ocean
Balboa district nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal railway system connects Pacific Ocean
Japan Coast Guard operatesIn Pacific Ocean
LMS Princess Royal Class configuration Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Twin Peaks offersViewOf Pacific Ocean
San Salvador Volcano hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Yeppoon locatedOnOcean Pacific Ocean
Devils Peak hasView Pacific Ocean
Waimalu locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Orongo overlooks Pacific Ocean
Fort Bragg locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Fort Bragg hasCoastline Pacific Ocean
Cubozoa distribution Pacific Ocean
Precursors targetRegion Pacific Ocean
Kiso River mouthLocation Pacific Ocean
United States Third Fleet location Pacific Ocean
Knifehead habitat Pacific Ocean
Indian Head overlooks Pacific Ocean
Easter hotspot tectonicSetting Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean basin
Easter hotspot ocean Pacific Ocean
northeastern Australia hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Northeastern Australia
Maui Nui locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Anderson Valley nearbyFeature Pacific Ocean
Klamath River mouth Pacific Ocean
Ioannis Phokas areaOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Illawarra Escarpment drainageTo Pacific Ocean
Panhandle of Alaska borders Pacific Ocean
Newcastle coast Pacific Ocean
Bay of Plenty locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
San Clemente Pier locatedOn Pacific Ocean
San Clemente Pier hasViewOf Pacific Ocean