South Pacific Ocean

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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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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

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Samoa Islands archipelago locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Samoa Islands archipelago sea South Pacific Ocean
Foveaux Strait partOf South Pacific Ocean
Papeete locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Teahupoʻo locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Isabel Province locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Diomedeidae distribution South Pacific Ocean
Oceanitidae distribution South Pacific Ocean
Mbanika locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Rose Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Tongatapu locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Vavaʻu locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Utupua Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Vanikoro Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Mount ‘Alava locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean region
Haʻapai locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Fiji Basin locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Lau Basin locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
East Auckland Current locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Battle of Gavutu–Tanambogo region South Pacific Ocean
Île des Pins locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Rotuma locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Juan Fernández fur seal foundIn South Pacific Ocean
Southeast Area Fleet operationalArea South Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands campaign location South Pacific Ocean
RSMC Nadi locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean region
RSMC Nadi regionServed South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific tropical cyclone basin
RSMC Nadi basinCoverage South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean east of 160°E
RSMC Nadi basinCoverage South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean south of the equator
Kingston nearbyWaterBody South Pacific Ocean
Burnt Pine locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Norfolk Island pine forests locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Norfolk Island Airport locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Moorea locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Flag of French Polynesia region South Pacific Ocean
Norfolk Island National Park locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Pitt Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
RSMC Wellington primaryRegionServed South Pacific Ocean
Bora Bora locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Tanna locatedInBodyOfWater South Pacific Ocean
Point Venus, Tahiti ocean South Pacific Ocean
Botany Bay partOf South Pacific Ocean
DD-415 sunkIn South Pacific Ocean
subject surface form: USS O'Brien (DD-415)
Avarua locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Aitutaki locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Mangaia locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Mauke locatedIn South Pacific Ocean