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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Chinandega nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Volcán Barú National Park hasView Pacific Ocean
Puerto Morazán locatedOnWaterbody Pacific Ocean
Bajada de Baños walkway hasView Pacific Ocean
Udo Shrine overlooks Pacific Ocean
Richmond River flowsInto Pacific Ocean
Christ Church Cathedral hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
Picton coast Pacific Ocean
Mana Island (near northern shore) surroundedBy Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Mana Island
Cape Campbell Lighthouse (on South Island side) ocean Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Cape Campbell Lighthouse
Tauranga Harbour bodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
Papamoa Beach hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
Pacific Proving Grounds locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Christmas Island locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Northwestern Oregon borders Pacific Ocean
Liberia nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Liberia, Costa Rica
Mount Maunganui locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
Mount Maunganui hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Buka Island locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean
SS-287 theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Bowfin (SS-287)
San Clemente locatedOn Pacific Ocean
The Grey Ghost of the Pacific primaryAreaOfOperations Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS Hornet (CV-12)
Tomini Bay oceanBasin Pacific Ocean
From Sea to Sea refersTo Pacific Ocean
Seaside Lagoon isNear Pacific Ocean
Veterans Park adjacentTo Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Veterans Park (Redondo Beach)
Veterans Park overlooks Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Veterans Park (Redondo Beach)
Redondo County Beach locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Redondo County Beach ocean Pacific Ocean
South Redondo borderedBy Pacific Ocean
San Antonio hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: San Antonio, Northern Samar
No. 205 Squadron RAF theatre Pacific Ocean
South Bay San Diego hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
southern Alaska hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Alaska
Point Arena Lighthouse locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Lighthouse hasView Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Headlands borders Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Headlands overlooks Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Headlands hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Cove locatedOn Pacific Ocean
Point Arena Cove ocean Pacific Ocean
southwestern Nicaragua borders Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: Southwestern Nicaragua