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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Mitiaro locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Pukapuka locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Southern Cook Islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Pukapukan region South Pacific Ocean
Cook Islander region South Pacific Ocean
Nuguria locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Luangiua locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Trobriand Islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Rarotonga locatedInOcean South Pacific Ocean
Takutea locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Northern Cook Islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Atiu locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Manihiki locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Karuah River mouthLocation South Pacific Ocean
Campbell Plateau oceanBasin South Pacific Ocean
Chatham Rise locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Sand Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
New Hebrides locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Tocopilla locatedOnCoastOf South Pacific Ocean
Adamstown locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Pitcairn Islander locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Takuu locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Alofi locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Niue Assembly locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
NIU region South Pacific Ocean
Flag of Niue geographicRegion South Pacific Ocean
South Pacific (1958 film) settingRegion South Pacific Ocean
Banks Islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Torres Islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Manuae locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Congiopodidae geographicOccurrence South Pacific Ocean
Tokelauan region South Pacific Ocean
Ilu River locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
this entity surface form: South Pacific Ocean region
Penrhyn Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Subtropical Front (South Pacific) locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Roaring Forties foundOver South Pacific Ocean
Futunans ocean South Pacific Ocean
Uveans locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Tahitians oceanRegion South Pacific Ocean
Niueans locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Mata-Utu locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Futuna Island locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Futuna Island hasCoastlineOn South Pacific Ocean
Alofi locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
Henderson locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion South Pacific Ocean
Tokelauans region South Pacific Ocean
Wallis (ʻUvea) locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
New Zealand offshore islands locatedIn South Pacific Ocean