eastern North Pacific Ocean

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oceanic region part of the Pacific Ocean

The eastern North Pacific Ocean is the portion of the Pacific off the west coasts of North and Central America, known for its active tropical cyclone basin monitored by the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Aliases (5)

northeast Pacific Ocean ×5
Northeast Pacific Ocean ×4
North Pacific approaches to North America ×1
North Pacific tropical cyclone basin ×1
Northeast Pacific ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oceanic region → part of the Pacific Ocean →
affectedBy	El Niño–Southern Oscillation →
affects	weather along the west coast of North America →
borders	Central America → North America → west coast of Central America → west coast of Mexico → west coast of the United States →
boundedBy	North Pacific subtropical high →
hasClimate	subtropical → tropical →
hasCoastlineOn	Costa Rica → El Salvador NERFINISHED → Guatemala NERFINISHED → Honduras NERFINISHED → Mexico → Nicaragua NERFINISHED → Panama → United States →
hasHazard	heavy swell impacting Pacific coasts of the Americas → hurricanes → tropical storms →
hasMarineEcosystem	productive upwelling zones →
hasName	eastern North Pacific Ocean →
hasOceanCurrent	California Current → North Equatorial Current → North Pacific Current →
hasPrevailingWinds	trade winds →
hasSeaSurfaceTemperature	cool along California Current → warm in tropical latitudes →
isTropicalCycloneBasin	yes →
knownFor	eastern Pacific hurricane activity → high tropical cyclone activity →
languageOfToponym	English →
locatedIn	Eastern Pacific → Northern Hemisphere →
monitoredBy	National Hurricane Center → U.S. National Hurricane Center →
partOf	North Pacific tropical cyclone basin → Pacific Ocean →
tropicalCycloneSeason	May 15 to November 30 →
usedFor	commercial fishing → shipping routes between North America and Asia →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blanco Fracture Zone ("northeast Pacific Ocean") → Cobb Offset ("northeast Pacific Ocean") → Gorda Plate ("northeast Pacific Ocean") → Juan de Fuca Strait ("Northeast Pacific Ocean") → Mendocino Fracture Zone ("northeast Pacific Ocean") → Ocean Observatories Initiative cabled observatory ("Northeast Pacific Ocean") → Sovanco Fracture Zone ("northeast Pacific Ocean") →	locatedIn
Apostolos Valerianos ("Northeast Pacific Ocean") →	areaOfActivity
Eleventh Air Force ("North Pacific approaches to North America") →	areaOfResponsibility
Ocean Prediction Center →	areaServed
Maritime Forces Pacific →	hasAreaOfResponsibility
eastern North Pacific Ocean →	hasName
Hecate Strait ("Northeast Pacific") →	oceanographicRegion
Hurricane Specialist Unit →	operatesIn
eastern North Pacific Ocean ("North Pacific tropical cyclone basin") →	partOf
Nootka Fault ("Northeast Pacific Ocean") →	region
National Hurricane Center →	regionServed
Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch →	serviceArea