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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Samuel Wallis explored Pacific Ocean
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Lands End hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
China Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Sutro Baths ruins overlooks Pacific Ocean
Sutro Baths ruins hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Fort Funston overlooks Pacific Ocean
Fort Funston hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Milagra Ridge overlooks Pacific Ocean
The Love Boat filmingLocation Pacific Ocean
Isabel Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Acapulco Bay locatedOn Pacific Ocean
North Bend, Oregon locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Iquique Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Iquique Province borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Paranal Residencia hasView Pacific Ocean
Seaside, Oregon locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Seaside, Oregon hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Oncol Park locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Mixteca de la Costa borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Entente Powers location Pacific Ocean
PAVE PAWS radar site monitors Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Farallon Islands locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Fort Cronkhite hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Karpinsky Group Volcano surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
Fregatidae distribution Pacific Ocean
Rainbow Harbor waterbody Pacific Ocean
Shoreline Aquatic Park hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Coibita Island field site locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Japanese carrier Chitose navalTheater Pacific Ocean
Pavuvu locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Colchagua Valley influencedBy Pacific Ocean
Soquel, California locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Bonny Doon, California locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Haleakalā Highway region Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Rose Island surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean waters
Angels Gate Park overlooks Pacific Ocean
Battle of Wake Island location Pacific Ocean
Hualālai volcano locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Hualālai
Tomales Point borders Pacific Ocean
Tomales Point hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Natural Bridges State Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Ballina, New South Wales coast Pacific Ocean