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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Panama Canal connects Pacific Ocean
Southern Hemisphere containsPartOf Pacific Ocean
Imperial Japanese Army primaryTheater Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
James Cook explored Pacific Ocean
Humboldt Current partOf Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean basin
Ring of Fire encircles Pacific Ocean
Tonga Trench locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean
Tonga Trench partOf Pacific Ocean
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific regionServed Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Philippine Sea partOf Pacific Ocean
Sirena Deep locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Sirena Deep oceanBasin Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean Basin
U.S.–Mexico border startPoint Pacific Ocean
Mines Field locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean
Pago Pago locatedOnWaterbody Pacific Ocean
First Air Fleet theater Pacific Ocean
San Diego, California, United States locatedOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: San Diego
Southeast Asia locatedBetween Pacific Ocean
Southeast Asia borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean bordersOcean Pacific Ocean
Honiara locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Golden Gate Park borders Pacific Ocean
Pacific Crest Trail parallelTo Pacific Ocean
Oceania locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Battle of Saipan location Pacific Ocean
Marshall Islands locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Latin America borderedByOcean Pacific Ocean
Tropic of Capricorn passesThrough Pacific Ocean
Honshu locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Honshu hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
Guayaquil near Pacific Ocean
Ironbottom Sound partOf Pacific Ocean
Osaka Bay partOf Pacific Ocean
Drake Passage connectsBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Strait of Magellan connects Pacific Ocean
Nazca Plate locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Pacific coast of North America ocean Pacific Ocean
Eurasia borders Pacific Ocean
North Coast borders Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: North Coast (New South Wales)
Choapa Valley climateInfluence Pacific Ocean
Choapa River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Choapa River mouthLocation Pacific Ocean
Port of Coquimbo locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Palau borderedBySea Pacific Ocean
southwestern United States borderedBy Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Southwestern United States
Venice borderedBy Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Venice, Los Angeles