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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San Pedro de la Paz hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
CFP franc region Pacific Ocean
ACP Group regionServed Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Cotonou Agreement geographicalScope Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Pacific ACP states region Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Fitiuta locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Yaquina River mouthLocation Pacific Ocean
Yaquina River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Vail Peak isLocatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Kamchatka Krai bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Tokara Strait connectsBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Tokara Strait locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Tokara Strait ocean Pacific Ocean
Central Division, Fiji locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Huasco borders Pacific Ocean
One Waterfront Towers view Pacific Ocean
Puerto de Salaverry locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Puerto de Salaverry bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
UNESCO World Heritage Site Chan Chan locatedNear Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Chan Chan
China Coastal Current ocean Pacific Ocean
Federal Highway 1 followsCoastOf Pacific Ocean
New Zealand–United States relations region Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Trans-Canada Highway connects Pacific Ocean
Free Dutch forces operatedIn Pacific Ocean
Concepción Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Rainbow Beach ocean Pacific Ocean
Siskiyou National Forest locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Humbug Mountain State Park hasView Pacific Ocean
Rockaway Beach, Oregon locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Flag of Honduras colorMeaningBlue Pacific Ocean
United Liberation Movement for West Papua region Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Chan Chan locatedNear Pacific Ocean
El Brujo overlooks Pacific Ocean
San Pedro Bay Port Complex locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Torrey Pines Golf Course overlooks Pacific Ocean
Del Mar locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Church Missionary Society areaServed Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Pacifica locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Talca Province borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Akutan Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Takanami theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
Benito Cereno setting Pacific Ocean