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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Pistol River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Pistol River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Tillamook River emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
Necanicum River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Necanicum River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Salmon River drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Salmon River (California)
Campaigns of World War I hasLocation Pacific Ocean
Trobriand Islands ocean Pacific Ocean
栗田 健男 strategicTheater Pacific Ocean
Nestor neighborhood of San Diego nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Nestor
Liberty ships operatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Liberty ship
Nukumanu ocean Pacific Ocean
Mount Warning isVisibleFrom Pacific Ocean
Mount Tapochau locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Mount Tapochau hasPanoramicViewOf Pacific Ocean
Banzai Cliff locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Suicide Cliff locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Suicide Cliff overlooks Pacific Ocean
Daugherty Field nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Steve McQueen burialPlace Pacific Ocean
Nehalem River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Nehalem River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Juan Pérez areaOfExploration Pacific Ocean
Tuira River mouth Pacific Ocean
Tuira River dischargesInto Pacific Ocean
Father Goose setInRegion Pacific Ocean
Otay River drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
Bay of Islands partOf Pacific Ocean
East Luzon Trough ocean Pacific Ocean
back-arc Lau Basin locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Lau Basin
Hatsuzuki navalTheater Pacific Ocean
Otaio River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Otaio River emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
Estado de Sonora hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Halmahera boundedBy Pacific Ocean
City of Santa Cruz locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Chuuk Time ocean Pacific Ocean
Pacific Coral Reef focusesOnRegion Pacific Ocean
Manihiki ocean Pacific Ocean
Soleidae distribution Pacific Ocean
Paralichthyidae distribution Pacific Ocean
Arcata campus nearbyFeature Pacific Ocean
Tocopilla Province borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Tocopilla Province hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
South Puget Sound connectedTo Pacific Ocean
Mount Gower overlooks Pacific Ocean
Laysan albatross nativeTo Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean