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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Gulf of Arauco locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Arauco oceanBasin Pacific Ocean
Port Macquarie Airport locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Costa Verde recreational area hasView Pacific Ocean
Songsong locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Sinapalo locatedIn Pacific Ocean
As Matmos Cliff hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Bird Sanctuary at As Matmos locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Sakhalin Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Cape Kiwanda hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Heceta Head Lighthouse overlooks Pacific Ocean
Anna Bay locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Rockpiles surf break isInOcean Pacific Ocean
American Cordillera oceanBoundary Pacific Ocean
Costa Verde borders Pacific Ocean
Costa Verde hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
La Cuesta Encantada overlooks Pacific Ocean
Casa del Mar overlooks Pacific Ocean
Casa del Mar hasView Pacific Ocean
Neptune Pool hasView Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (distant view)
Isabel Barreto areaOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Astoria locatedNear Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Astoria, Oregon
Lincoln City locatedOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Lincoln City, Oregon
Yaquina Head Lighthouse locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Tomales Bay connectedTo Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coast Ranges borders Pacific Ocean
Valdivia nearBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Riñihue Lake drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
Columbia Lake drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
Waterworld filmingLocation Pacific Ocean
San Diego metropolitan area coastalOn Pacific Ocean
Nadi–Tokyo crossesOcean Pacific Ocean
John Adams (mutineer) deathPlace Pacific Ocean
Northern Sea Route region connects Pacific Ocean
Puerto Ayora locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Galápagos Province locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Galápagos National Park locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Galápagos Time region Pacific Ocean
Kakaʻako borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Kamchatka Peninsula separates Pacific Ocean
Pacific Fleet operatesIn Pacific Ocean