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The Pacific Ocean

Oceans

The largest and deepest of Earth's oceans, stretching from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean, and bounded by Asia and Australia to the west and the Americas to the east. It covers more area than all of Earth's land combined and holds the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in any ocean.

Facts
Area (sq km)
161,760,000 1
Maximum Depth (m)
10,935 2
Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in any ocean.
Latitude
0 degrees 3
Longitude
160 degrees west 3
Connections

Associated With

Asia, Continents
Source Asia (Wikipedia)
Australia, Continents

This source names Australia directly: "Ocean, and bounded by Asia and Australia to the west and the Americas to the east."

Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Australia, Continents

This source names both oceans directly: Australia lies between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Source Geography of Australia (Wikipedia)
Source Federated States of Micronesia (Wikipedia)

The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean.

Source Gulf of Alaska (Wikipedia)
Kiribati, Countries
Source Kiribati (Wikipedia)
Source Marshall Islands (Wikipedia)
Nauru, Countries
Source Nauru (Wikipedia)
Source North America (Wikipedia)
Palau, Countries
Source Palau (Wikipedia)
Polynesia, Regions
Source Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Siberia, Regions
Source Siberia (Wikipedia)
Source South America (Wikipedia)
The Arctic, Regions

This source names The Arctic directly: "of Earth's oceans, stretching from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean, and bounded by Asia and Australia to the west and the Americas to the east."

Source National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Source Mariana Trench (Wikipedia)
Tonga, Countries
Source Tonga (Wikipedia)
Tuvalu, Countries
Source Tuvalu (Wikipedia)

Borders

Fiji, Countries
Source Fiji (Wikipedia)

Demonstrates

ENSO arises from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific.

Source El Nino-Southern Oscillation (Wikipedia)
Source Ocean Current (Wikipedia)

Shaped By

Source Pacific Ocean (Wikipedia)
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Source Chondrocladia lyra (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Chondrocladia lyra has been found in the northeast Pacific Ocean, off the coast of northern California, at the Escanaba Ridge and the Monterey Canyon.

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Source Amphioctopus marginatus (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus and veined octopus, is a medium-sized cephalopod found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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Source Wikipedia: Fire coralDistribution: Pacific Oceantier 2
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: HydrozoaGeographic Range: "Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all l"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all l"
Hydrozoans are found in all the oceans, at all latitudes.

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Source Amphiprion pacificus (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Amphiprion pacificus, is a species of anemonefish found in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Source Palola viridis (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
The palolo worm is found in tropical regions around various islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and some islands of the Philippines.

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Source Paracanthostracion (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
The only species in the genus is Paracanthostracion lindsayi, Lindsay's boxfish, which is found in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Source Psednos micruroides (Wikipedia)Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Psednos micruroides, the multipore dwarf snailfish, is a species of snailfish found in the south-western Pacific Ocean.

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Source Wikipedia: Venus' flower basketDistribution: Pacific Ocean
Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Venus' flower baskets are found in the western Pacific Ocean nearby the Philippine Islands.
Sources
1. Pacific Ocean (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q98
Quote, Wikidata item Q98
P31 ocean, matched by enwiki sitelink title Pacific Ocean
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2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationView the Source
3. Pacific Ocean (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, Coordinates field
    0N 160W
  • On Continent: South America, Lead section, quadrant subdivision paragraph
    the Southeast Pacific off South America
  • On Continent: Australia, Lead section, continents bounding the ocean
    is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east
  • On Continent: Australia, Lead section, separates passage
    The Pacific separates Asia and Australia from the Americas.
  • On Continent: South America, Lead section, quadrant description
    the Southeast Pacific off South America
  • Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Geology
    Due to the effects of plate tectonics, the Pacific Ocean is currently shrinking by roughly 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) per year on three sides
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El Nino-Southern Oscillation (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Those variations have an irregular pattern but do have some appearance of cycles.
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Wikidata: The Pacific Ocean
Wikidata Q98, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Asia, Opening section, bordering oceans
Quote, Associated With: Asia, Opening section, bordering oceans
It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.
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North America (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: North America, Opening section, bordering waters
Quote, Associated With: North America, Opening section, bordering waters
It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean.
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South America (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: South America, Opening section, bordering waters
Quote, Associated With: South America, Opening section, bordering waters
South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the south by the Drake Passage.
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Mariana Trench (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Mariana Trench, Opening section
Quote, Associated With: The Mariana Trench, Opening section
located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometers (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands
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Geography of Australia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Australia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Australia, Lead section
Located in the Southern Hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia's jurisdiction spreads across thousands of kilometres beyond the main landmass
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Ocean Current (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDemonstrates: Ocean Circulation and Currents, Economic importance section
Quote, Demonstrates: Ocean Circulation and Currents, Economic importance section
Ocean currents can also impact the fishing industry, examples of this include the Tsugaru, Oyashio and Kuroshio currents all of which influence the western North Pacific temperature
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Fiji (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBorders: Fiji, Lead sentence
Quote, Borders: Fiji, Lead sentence
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Polynesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Polynesia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Polynesia, Lead section
made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean
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Siberia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Siberia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Siberia, Lead section
from the Ural Mountains in the west (with the Ural River usually forming the southernmost portion of its western boundary) to the Pacific Ocean in the east
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Gulf of Alaska (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gulf of Alaska, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Gulf of Alaska, Lead section
The Gulf of Alaska (Tlingit: Yéil T'ooch') is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from Kabuch Point in the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Cape Spencer in the east, where Glacier Bay is found and start the Inside Passage (Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia).
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