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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Majuro Lagoon locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Mesoamerican forests borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Eubalaena distribution Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Soviet Naval Aviation theater Pacific Ocean
Mariana Plate locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Kodiak Archipelago locatedIn Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Port Lions hasCoastOn Pacific Ocean
Jabat Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Jabat Island locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Ailinginae Atoll locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Punchbowl Cemetery hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Akhiok locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
western Oahu locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Western Oahu
Ewa Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Ewa Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Moku Iki surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
Lanikai neighborhood hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Cascadian flag blueStripeRepresents Pacific Ocean
Alsea Bay estuary locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Alsea Bay estuary emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
Siletz Bay salt marshes adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
Piura locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Sea Ranch Condominium 1, Sonoma County, California hasView Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Sea Ranch Condominium 1
Timaru District coast Pacific Ocean
Timaru District isLocatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Pupukea locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Pacific salmon nativeTo Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: North Pacific Ocean
Region of Ica bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Taboga District hasBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Puʻu o Kapolei hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Makakilo hasViewToward Pacific Ocean
Rongerik Atoll locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Rongerik Atoll ocean Pacific Ocean
Koro Sea locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Papuan Islands locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Magic Island hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Ala Wai Boat Harbor borders Pacific Ocean
Ala Wai Boat Harbor bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Northern Guam bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Yigo locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Nestucca Bay tidal marshes adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
MacLeay River mouth Pacific Ocean
HMS Illustrious theatreOfOperations Pacific Ocean
Chimbote locatedOn Pacific Ocean