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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Daggoo settingOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Turners Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Front Street borders Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Front Street (Lahaina)
Front Street hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Front Street (Lahaina)
West Maui coast borders Pacific Ocean
Kihei boat ramp bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Kihei Boat Ramp
Palu Bay ocean Pacific Ocean
Battle of Abemama location Pacific Ocean
Operation Flintlock theatre Pacific Ocean
CA-29 theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
CA-29 serviceArea Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)
Cape Chikyu overlooks Pacific Ocean
Muroran Itanki Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Muroran Itanki Beach hasView Pacific Ocean
Muroran Aquarium nearbyFeature Pacific Ocean
Cape Etomo hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Halekulani Hotel near Pacific Ocean
Satawal locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Lituya Bay partOf Pacific Ocean
Lituya Bay hasOutflow Pacific Ocean
Noosa Main Beach locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships operatesIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: HMC Ships
Spanish–Chamorro Wars locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Lluta River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Lluta River mouthLocatedIn Pacific Ocean
Port of Muroran locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Wetar Strait ocean Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean basin
Chubu tourism area bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Task Force 50 operationArea Pacific Ocean
Naden militaryRegion Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
Honolulu locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Kings Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Caloundra Headland locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Caloundra Headland hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
coastal New South Wales borders Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Bone ocean Pacific Ocean
southern Guatemala borders Pacific Ocean
southern Guatemala drainageTo Pacific Ocean
Escuintla Department borders Pacific Ocean
Escuintla Department hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Kamakura locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Ngulu Atoll locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Whiting Beach hasWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Nu-Pike amusement park locatedNear Pacific Ocean