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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California Tower hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (distant view on clear days)
The Sea-Wolf setting Pacific Ocean
Tamon Yamaguchi theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
Harris Beach State Park locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Mount Cleveland nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Coral Triangle borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Orick, California locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Cape Meares Lighthouse overlooks Pacific Ocean
Port of San Vicente locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Galápagos Marine Reserve locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Belmont, New South Wales locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Cape Blanco Lighthouse locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Itata River mouth Pacific Ocean
Itata River emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
Netarts Bay locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Netarts Bay hasOutflow Pacific Ocean
Fernandina Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Harris Point locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Harris Point hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Tabiteuea locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Tabiteuea ocean Pacific Ocean
Harrington waterBody Pacific Ocean
Fort Stevens State Park locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Fort Stevens State Park hasView Pacific Ocean
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 location Pacific Ocean
摺鉢山 所在海域 Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: 太平洋
Mt. Sabana locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Bay locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Pacific Park overlooks Pacific Ocean
Pacific Park hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Gisborne Region coast Pacific Ocean
Hawke's Bay Region locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Pier overlooks Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Pier extendsInto Pacific Ocean
Malaita Province borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Umpqua River Lighthouse overlooks Pacific Ocean
Port of Coronel locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Lata nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean