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2 days ago · Pacific Ocean, body of salt water extending from the 60° S parallel in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east. Its area, excluding adjacent seas, encompasses about 62.5 million square miles.
1 day ago · The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
4 days ago · Learn about the geography, climate, currents, and features of the Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest of the world's five ocean basins. See photos, maps, and definitions of terms related to the Pacific Ocean.
3 days ago · TeleGeography's comprehensive and regularly updated interactive map of the world's major submarine cable systems and landing stations.
Jun 20, 2024 · Oceania, collective name for the islands scattered throughout most of the Pacific Ocean. The term, in the widest sense, embraces the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas. A more common definition excludes the Ryukyu, Kuril, and Aleutian islands and the Japanese archipelago.
Jun 14, 2024 · There is one ‘world ocean,’ but researchers often separate it into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. Covering nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, the oceans have an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet).
3 days ago · World map of the five-ocean model with approximate boundaries. The entire ocean, containing 97% of Earth's water, spans 70.8% of Earth's surface, making it Earth's global ocean or world ocean.
