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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Venice Canals (nearby) near Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Venice Canals Historic District
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN hasLocation Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Edna Valley AVA climateInfluence Pacific Ocean
Gearhart, Oregon locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Mexican Federation hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
Indonesian Throughflow connectsOcean Pacific Ocean
Indonesian Throughflow flowsFrom Pacific Ocean
Palau Capitol building locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Melekeok village locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Melekeok village hasNearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Zoo locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Cape Byron locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Cape Byron overlooks Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Cape Byron Lighthouse
Yamba Main Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Yamba Main Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
San Joaquin Hills overlooks Pacific Ocean
San Joaquin Hills hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Space Launch Complex 3 locatedOnCoast Pacific Ocean
Qiongzhou Strait ocean Pacific Ocean
Playa Carrizalillo hasWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Highway 200 followsCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Marshall Islands archipelago ocean Pacific Ocean
Majuro Atoll locatedIn Pacific Ocean
El Oro Province hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
San Gabriel River mouthOfWatercourse Pacific Ocean
Playa Principal hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Mazunte locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Nukunonu locatedIn Pacific Ocean
El Segundo Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
El Segundo Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
El Segundo High School near Pacific Ocean
Cauca borders Pacific Ocean
Owase locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Shizuoka Prefecture
Smith River, California locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Seoul–Los Angeles oceanCrossed Pacific Ocean
Seoul–San Francisco oceanCrossed Pacific Ocean
Lou Island ocean Pacific Ocean
Court of Pacifica associatedWithTheme Pacific Ocean
Asia and the Pacific Division regionServed Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Zhongsha Qundao (in Chinese context) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Zhongsha Qundao
Seoul–New York oceanCrossed Pacific Ocean
Tōkaidō followsCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Playa Manzanillo locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean