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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North Coast borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Mount Aoba hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (distant view)
Otago Harbour locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Kahala borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Kahala hasCoastline Pacific Ocean
Capricorn Coast National Park (nearby) hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Capricorn Coast National Park
Central Coast of Queensland locatedOn Pacific Ocean
La Paz Department borders Pacific Ocean
La Paz Department hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
JCG operatesIn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Japan Coast Guard
Maritime Safety Agency operatedIn Pacific Ocean
Velella velella distribution Pacific Ocean
Aequorea victoria nativeTo Pacific Ocean
Arch Rock overlooks Pacific Ocean
Natural Bridges locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Secret Beach locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Secret Beach (Oregon)
Indian Sands isOnWaterbody Pacific Ocean
Indian Sands hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
House Rock Viewpoint overlooks Pacific Ocean
Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint overlooks Pacific Ocean
Oregon Coast Trail offersViewsOf Pacific Ocean
Gongliao District coast Pacific Ocean
Gongliao District border Pacific Ocean
Monterey Bay Area adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
Honduran Armed Forces operatesIn Pacific Ocean
木曽川 mouthLocation Pacific Ocean
Long Beach coast Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Long Beach (Pacific Rim National Park)
Battle of Angaur location Pacific Ocean
The Breach locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Motu Iti locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Glass Beach borderedBy Pacific Ocean
Skunk Train near Pacific Ocean
Isla del Rey locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Halawa Valley hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Noyo Harbor emptiesInto Pacific Ocean
Noyo Harbor hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Pomo Bluffs Park locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Pomo Bluffs Park overlooks Pacific Ocean
Balboa Avenue hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Patrick Star setting Pacific Ocean
Tanimaiaki hasOcean Pacific Ocean
Hakodate Bay locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Puerto Montt harbor waterType Pacific Ocean