Pacific Ocean (fictional setting)

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fictional ocean fictional setting narrative location

The Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) is an imagined expanse of ocean used as the remote, isolated backdrop for fictional locations such as Isla Nublar in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Pacific Ocean (fictional depiction) 1
Pacific Ocean (in-universe) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional ocean ⓘ
fictional setting ⓘ
narrative location ⓘ
appearsInMedium films ⓘ
novels ⓘ
television ⓘ
video games ⓘ
associatedWithTheme hubris of science ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
man versus nature ⓘ
basedOn Pacific Ocean (Earth’s real ocean) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonGenre adventure ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
containsFictionalLocation Isla Nublar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isla Sorna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Las Cinco Muertes archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ
diegeticRole barrier to rescue or escape ⓘ
geographical justification for inaccessibility ⓘ
source of natural hazards such as storms and waves ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Pacific Ocean (real-world geography) NERFINISHED ⓘ
enablesStoryDevice containment of dangerous experiments ⓘ
corporate secrecy ⓘ
limited external oversight ⓘ
hasName Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProperty loosely mapped to real-world Pacific locations ⓘ
often unspecified exact coordinates ⓘ
narrativeFunction to heighten sense of danger and remoteness ⓘ
to isolate characters from mainland civilization ⓘ
to justify limited access and containment ⓘ
supportsPlotElement clandestine islands GENERATED ⓘ
dangerous wildlife preserves GENERATED ⓘ
secret research facilities GENERATED ⓘ
typicalDepiction distant from major population centers ⓘ
storm-prone ⓘ
vast ⓘ
usedAs isolated backdrop ⓘ
remote backdrop ⓘ
usedBy filmmakers ⓘ
novelists ⓘ
screenwriters ⓘ
usedInFranchise Jurassic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jurassic World NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Pacific coast (in-universe) → borderedBy → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (in-universe)
San Vicente, California (fictional city) → isCoastalCityOf → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ
subject surface form: San Vicente, California
this entity surface form: Pacific Ocean (fictional depiction)
Isla Nublar → locatedIn → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ
Krusty Krab 2 → locatedInFictionalUniverse → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ