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Oct 15, 2024 · Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's 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. At 165,250,000 square kilometers ...
Apr 17, 2024 · South Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's 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. At 165,250,000 square ...
Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or 19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition ...
Sep 24, 2024 · This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for almost one-third of the world's annual tropical cyclones. For organizational purposes, the northern Pacific Ocean is divided into three regions: the eastern (North America to 140°W), central (140°W to 180°), and western (180° to 100°E). The Regional ...
Aug 2, 2023 · The Gilbert and Ellice Islands (GEIC as a colony) in the Pacific Ocean were part of the British Empire from 1892 to 1976. They were a protectorate from 1892 to 12 January 1916, and then a colony until 1 January 1976. The history of the colony was mainly characterized by phosphate mining on Ocean Island. In October, 1975, these islands were ...
Aug 6, 2024 · PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 23 February 2024 English In particular, a long-term decreasing trend of the upwelling index during the summer seasons of 1948-2018 was reported for the Korean coast and considered to be caused by the changes …
Sep 22, 2024 · Justification of delineation at 60°N The authors of the Bering Sea ecoregions in the PICES North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report use 60 N latitude to delineate the boundary between the … cycle: insights from measurements of benthic denitrification and benthic DIN fluxes. Deep Sea Research II …
Sep 24, 2024 · New Caledonia (; French: Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, south of Vanuatu, about 1,210 km (750 mi) east of Australia and 17,000 km (11,000 mi) from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Justification of delineation at 60°N The authors of the Bering Sea ecoregions in the PICES North Pacific Ecosystem Status Report use 60 N latitude to delineate the boundary between the … fishes in the Northwestern Bering Sea. Journal of Ichthyology, 54(10), 832-871. DeFilippo, L.B., Thorson, J …
Oct 15, 2024 · The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in recent decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil).It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to ...