Central Pacific Ocean

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ocean region theater of war

The Central Pacific Ocean is the vast mid-Pacific region encompassing numerous remote islands and atolls that served as a major theater of naval and amphibious operations during World War II.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
central Pacific Ocean	69
Central Pacific Ocean canonical	43
Central North Pacific Ocean	2
Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll	2
Central Pacific Oceanic	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ocean region ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
borders	eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Eastern Pacific Ocean Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
climate	equatorial ⓘ tropical ⓘ
contains	Eniwetok atoll region ⓘ Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ surface form: Kwajalein atoll region Midway Atoll ⓘ surface form: Midway Island region Tarawa Atoll ⓘ surface form: Tarawa atoll region Wake Island ⓘ surface form: Wake Island region atolls ⓘ coral reefs ⓘ deep ocean basins ⓘ islands ⓘ seamounts ⓘ
governedBy	international maritime law ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	maritime ⓘ remote ⓘ vast ⓘ
importantFor	climate regulation ⓘ fisheries ⓘ trans-Pacific shipping routes ⓘ
includesRegion	Caroline Islands ⓘ Gilbert Islands ⓘ Line Islands ⓘ Mariana Islands ⓘ surface form: Mariana Islands vicinity Marshall Islands ⓘ Phoenix Islands ⓘ
locatedIn	Pacific Ocean ⓘ mid-Pacific region ⓘ tropical Pacific ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
siteOf	Battle of Eniwetok ⓘ surface form: Battle of Eniwetok vicinity Battle of Kwajalein ⓘ surface form: Battle of Kwajalein vicinity Midway Atoll ⓘ surface form: Battle of Midway vicinity Battle of Tarawa vicinity ⓘ Battle of Wake Island ⓘ surface form: Battle of Wake Island vicinity
strategicFor	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
strategicRole	island-hopping campaign ⓘ sea lines of communication ⓘ
timePeriodOfSignificance	World War II ⓘ
usedFor	carrier task force operations ⓘ naval aviation operations ⓘ submarine warfare operations ⓘ
wasTheaterOf	Pacific War ⓘ World War II amphibious operations ⓘ Allied combined naval operations ⓘ surface form: World War II naval operations

Referenced by (117)

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

Battle of Tarawa → location → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Polynesia → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard → geographicRegion → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Kiribati → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Japanese submarine I-168 → navalTheater → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Operation MI → location → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Gilbertese language group → region → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Nauru → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Third Fleet → areaOfOperations → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Third Fleet

Kwajalein Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Hawaiian Islands → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Ralik Chain → oceanRegion → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) → region → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Majuro → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → location → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Arno Atoll → locatedInOceanRegion → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → location → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Betio → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Wotho Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Ujae Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Tarawa Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Gilbert Islands → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

CV-5 → wreckLocation → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Yorktown (CV-5)

this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll

Abemama → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Chuuk Lagoon → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Commander, Third Fleet → operationalArea → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Phoenix Islands Protected Area → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Onotoa → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Arorae → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Maiana → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga → wreckLocation → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll

Banaba Island → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

U.S. Pacific unorganized territories → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Baker Island

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

U.S. Pacific unorganized territories → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Johnston Atoll

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

South Tarawa → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Johnston Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Phoenix Islands → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Abaiang → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Palmyra Atoll → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Central Pacific → hasAlternativeName → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Pacific Oceanic

Central Pacific → region → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) missile range → location → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Nukulaelae dialect → geographicContext → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Kiritimati → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Baker Island → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Kingman Reef → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Samoa Islands archipelago → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

Jarvis Island → locatedIn → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean

East Caroline Basin → liesWestOf → Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Pacific Ocean