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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The Encantadas setting Pacific Ocean
Choiseul locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Canterbury Region hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Chinandega Department hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Kaikōura liesOn Pacific Ocean
Morro Bay borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Pacific Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Tao people region Pacific Ocean
Nendo Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Choiseul region hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Choiseul Region
Santa Maria locatedNear Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Santa Maria, California
Isla Vista adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
Hanalei Bay isPartOf Pacific Ocean
Waʻahila Ridge offersViewOf Pacific Ocean
Huasco Valley borders Pacific Ocean
Skylab 2 spacecraftReturnLocation Pacific Ocean
ROKN operatesIn Pacific Ocean
Royal National Park borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Carmel Mission Museum near Pacific Ocean
Cabrillo Fishing Pier overlooks Pacific Ocean
Kii Peninsula region of Japan hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Kii Peninsula
Subtropical Countercurrent locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Subtropical Countercurrent locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Proliv La Peruz partOf Pacific Ocean
Proliv Soyya partOf Pacific Ocean
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA influencedBy Pacific Ocean
San Pedro borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Fremont Peak hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Auckland Region hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Anglerfish livesIn Pacific Ocean
Santiago basin climateInfluencedBy Pacific Ocean
North Haven locatedOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: North Haven, New South Wales
Howell Mountain climateInfluence Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Howell Mountain AVA
Palena Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Galápagos Spreading Center ocean Pacific Ocean
Richard Parker setting Pacific Ocean
Kuril Trench ocean Pacific Ocean
Rivera Transform Fault Zone ocean Pacific Ocean
Colima Rift locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Colima Rift ocean Pacific Ocean
Boso Peninsula region of Japan bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Boso Peninsula
Point Grey campus overlooks Pacific Ocean
Playa del Rey, California, United States locatedOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Playa del Rey
Volcán Wolf locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes