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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“The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains” setIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: The Great Grandfather of the Sandalwood Mountains
Mendocino Range hasClimateInfluence Pacific Ocean
Mendocino Range locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Mendocino Range drainageTo Pacific Ocean
Lisianski Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Bird Rock locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Gold Coast Broadwater connectedTo Pacific Ocean
Quileute coastalPeople Pacific Ocean
Herald Islets locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Makin Atoll ocean Pacific Ocean
Makin Atoll nearbyWaterBody Pacific Ocean
Atami locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Pisco Province bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Pisco Province hasCoastline Pacific Ocean
Gold Coast coastline locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Surfers Paradise Esplanade hasView Pacific Ocean
Currumbin Beach locatedOnBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Marine Aircraft Group 36 theater Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific
NFFN nearbyOcean Pacific Ocean
Lautoka facesBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Burleigh Headland lookout overlooks Pacific Ocean
The Del overlooks Pacific Ocean
Leeward Oahu locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Leeward Oahu ocean Pacific Ocean
Gerrin Point hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Wamberal Beach hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Akashi Strait ocean Pacific Ocean
Northwest Coast of Alaska locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Bikenibeu locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Bonriki locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Eita locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
Teaoraereke locatedInBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Ambo coast Pacific Ocean
Tanaea locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Nabeina locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Nabeina hasOcean Pacific Ocean
Bonriki Village coast Pacific Ocean
Malibu mansion overlooks Pacific Ocean
Akaishi Mountains drainageTo Pacific Ocean
Hall Islands ocean Pacific Ocean
Vicuña Mackenna locatedNear Pacific Ocean
Chañaral Province bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Playa Reñaca locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Playa Reñaca ocean Pacific Ocean
Playa Reñaca hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Zuma and Trancas Canyons overlooks Pacific Ocean
Point of the Arches locatedOn Pacific Ocean