South Pacific Ocean

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ocean region part of the Pacific Ocean

The South Pacific Ocean is the vast southern portion of the Pacific, encompassing numerous island nations and territories and known for its remote archipelagos, rich marine biodiversity, and significant climatic influence.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pacific Ocean region	3
Pacific	1
South Pacific Ocean region	1
South Sea	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ocean region ⓘ part of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
borders	Antarctica ⓘ Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South America ⓘ
contains	Cook Islands ⓘ Coral Sea ⓘ Easter Island ⓘ Fiji ⓘ Fiji Basin ⓘ French Polynesia ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ Kermadec Trench ⓘ Melanesia ⓘ New Caledonia ⓘ Atacama Trench ⓘ surface form: Peru–Chile Trench Pitcairn Islands ⓘ Polynesia ⓘ Samoa ⓘ Solomon Islands ⓘ Fiji Basin ⓘ surface form: South Fiji Basin South Pacific Convergence Zone ⓘ South Pacific Gyre ⓘ Tasman Sea ⓘ Tonga ⓘ Tonga Trench ⓘ Vanuatu ⓘ parts of Micronesia ⓘ
extendsTo	equator ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	large oligotrophic gyre region ⓘ many remote archipelagos ⓘ numerous coral reefs ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	fisheries ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	coral bleaching ⓘ marine plastic pollution ⓘ overfishing ⓘ
influences	El Niño–Southern Oscillation ⓘ South Pacific climate patterns ⓘ global climate ⓘ tropical cyclone formation in the South Pacific ⓘ
isImportantFor	global carbon cycle ⓘ migratory marine species ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
traversedBy	Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ East Australian Current ⓘ Humboldt Current ⓘ surface form: Peru Current South Equatorial Current ⓘ

Referenced by (97)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second voyage of James Cook → areaExplored → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Central Pacific Ocean → borders → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Cook Strait → connects → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Eubalaena australis → distribution → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

HMS Adventure → exploredRegion → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Subantarctic Front → extendsAcross → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Pacific Regional Environment Programme → geographicFocus → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean region

Samoa Time Zone → geographicalContext → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Aua → hasCoastlineOn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Bondi Beach → hasCoastlineOn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Tongan language group → hasRegion → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Apia → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Atuona

Aunuʻu → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Bougainville Island → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

British Solomon Islands Protectorate → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Cape Horn sea route → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Central Province, Solomon Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Cook Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Coral Sea → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

East Australian Current → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Fiji → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

French Polynesia → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Guadalcanal Province → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Heralds Beacon Island → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Horizon Deep → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Ironbottom Sound → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Islote Catedral → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Juan Fernández Commune → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Kadavu → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Kermadec Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Kermadec Trench → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Makira → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Malaita → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Manuʻa District → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Melanesian Spearhead Group → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean region

Mount Popomanaseu → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

National Park of American Samoa → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

New Georgia Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Nggela Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Niue → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Norfolk Island → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

North Island → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Nouméa, New Caledonia → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Nouméa

Ofu → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Pacific-Antarctic Ridge → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Pago Pago Harbor → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Pitcairn Islands → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Rennell and Bellona → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Robinson Crusoe Island → locatedIn → South Pacific Ocean ⓘ