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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Santa Clara Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Port of Castro bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Ten-Ten Island locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
King Cove, Alaska locatedOnWaterbody Pacific Ocean
Arno Lagoon locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Kilange Lagoon partOf Pacific Ocean
Arno locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Arno hasSurroundingWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Ine locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Angaur Airstrip locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Oaxaca state bordersWith Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Oaxaca (state)
Oaxaca state hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Oaxaca (state)
Thousand Oaks, California, United States near Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Thousand Oaks, California
San Miguelito District drainageBasin Pacific Ocean
Manzanillo Municipality locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Manzanillo Municipality borderFeature Pacific Ocean
Port of Manzanillo locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Daby Island locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Tecomán Municipality locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Tecomán Municipality hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Armería Municipality locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Armería Municipality borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Armería Municipality hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Namdrik locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Namorik locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Namorik hasOcean Pacific Ocean
Namorik hasSurroundingWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Utrik (village) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Utrik (village) locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Aon (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Aon (islet) hasOcean Pacific Ocean
Biogea (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Biogea
Biogea (islet) hasSurroundingWaterBody Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Biogea
Enearmij (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Enearmij
Enekoetok (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Enekoetok
Enekojelab (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Enekojelab
Enekoion (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Enekoion
Enekoion (islet) surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Enekoion
Erik (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Erik (islet) hasOcean Pacific Ocean
Jeltonet (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Jeltonet
Narem (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Narem
Nerik (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Nerik
Nerik (islet) hasOcean Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Nerik
Rimeito (islet) locatedIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Rimeito