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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest in the world and is bounded by Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east.
2,049 Questions
What is the average depth in the ocean's floor?
There are so many different depth levels of the ocean, it is pretty much impossible to calculate the average depth unless every part of the ocean is measured.
Update: The average is 3,700 meters.
Wikipedia gives the average depth of the World Ocean (that's taking all the Oceans as one continuous body of water) as 3,790 metres (12,430 ft),
Is the Atlantic Ocean growing or shrinking?
The Atlantic is getting bigger as the Eurasian and American plates move further away from each other.
The Pacific is getting smaller which can be seen most easily in San Francisco where the large amount of earthquakes are due to the pacific plate being pushed underneath the American plate.
Why did Europeans explore the Atlantic Ocean?
To get to the other side!
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Good, very original answer!
Unfortunately it begs another.
They went for a variety of reasons. Some merchants went to make a slightly more than modest amount of money, honest pay for honest work and risk. There were many who went for power and glory. Some claimed to go to do the work of God, and in a very few cases, I think this was quite true.
What occurs over the pacific that affects world wide weather?
El nino is a climatic event that begins in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. This oceanic anomaly can effect temperature and weather worldwide.
What is the only Central American country to border the Pacific Ocean but not the Atlantic Ocean?
El Salvador is the only Central American country to border the Pacific Ocean but not the Atlantic Ocean.
First name of the Pacific Ocean?
Nicko polario.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south.
http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcpacific.htm
Who was the first one to see the pacific ocean from the Americas?
The first EUROPEAN to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas was Balboa. Presumably the natives had noticed it once or twice before.
Does Ghana have a coastline on the Atlantic ocean?
Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coastin the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south.
Japan wanted to be in control of most of eastern Asia and the islands of what ocean?
Japan wanted to be in control of almost all of East Asia and the islands of the Pacific Ocean. They pursued this effort under the guise of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Do cod live in fresh water or the ocean?
Cod live throughout most of the UK waters, although generally seen as a winter fish in the south. They are found in the Northern Atlantic. Areas with the greatest amount of cod fishing include Newfoundland, Labrador, New England, Nova Scotia, Iceland, Alaska, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Valdez, and Florida. Hope this helps!!!
in the river and the sea
14 U. S. states border the Atlantic Ocean: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The only one of the original thirteen states that does not border the Atlantic is Pennsylvania, and the only two states that border the Atlantic but were not among the original thirteen are Maine and Florida.
Five U. S. states border the Pacific Ocean: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.
Alaska also borders the Arctic Ocean.
What were Vasco nunez de balboa's problems?
unfriendly natives tribes, it was an unknown territory, travel over land was difficult, and the natives were hard to defeat were all problems he faced.
What are the major rivers that flow west out of the mountains and towards the Pacific Ocean?
The major Pacific-bound rivers of the Rocky Mountains' Continental Divide are the following:
- Colorado River - principal river of SW US flows through the Grand Canyon draining into the Gulf of California and joins the Pacific
- Columbia River - largest of the rivers starts in British Columbia, through Washington, and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific. Snake River is its largest tributary.
- Fraser River - longest river within British Columbia, empties into the Pacific at the city of Vancouver.
- Yukon River - starts in British Columbia, flows through Alaska, empties into the Bering Sea and joins the Pacific.
What is the mountain range under the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Rise is the mountain range under the Pacific Ocean. It parallels the coast of North and South America.
What will happen to the pacific ocean if the Atlantic ocean keeps getting wider?
The Atlantic will go on getting wider and wider, and will create a super ocean, but this will take many millions of years to happen.
Lets look at some of the figures.
The Mid Atlantic Ridge is widening the Atlantic Ocean by 0.4 to 4 inches (1 to 10 cms) a year. The average is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) a year.
Taking the fastest speed, 4 inches (10 cm), it will take over 15,000 years to widen one mile.
Multiply that by the width of the Pacific Ocean, 11,000 miles (17,700 km) at its widest point, and you are looking at 165,000,000 years for the Pacific Ocean to disappear.
Don't forget that I used the fastest speed of widening, if you use the average speed, you will have to multiply 165 million by 4.
