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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.

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What lives in the Pacific Ocean besides fish?

Whales, turtles, crabs, kelp, seaweed, dolphins, shrimp, sharks, octopus.

Why are the magnetic strips in the pacific ocean wider than the ones in the Atlantic ocean?

The Pacific seafloor formed at a faster spreading rate than the Atlantic seafloor.

What are fish resources in pacific ocean?

There are mant type of fish in the Atlantic such as tuna, sharks, dolfins, ECT

Why is the Pacific Ocean the largest?

Because Magellan said it was pacific which means calm and quiet

What is a narrow passage of water connecting the Arctic Ocean to the pacific ocean?

The Bering Strait links the southern part of the Arctic Ocean (called the Chukchi Sea) to the Bering Sea.

Is the sea of cortez part of the pacific ocean?

No. If you count the Strait of Gibraltar opening, it is part of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Why did Jefferson send explorers to the pacific ocean?

Thomas Luis Jefferson of course wanted to discover history and he was a very curious man

What is the pattern of warmer-than-normal pacific ocean surface temperatures?

its warm sometimes but sometimes it could really get cold because of the water being so close by

What will happen to the pacific ocean in 200 millioin years?

Technicaly parts of the ocean will evaporate and end up somewhere else on earth as a sea, lake, river, etc... thus coming to the point of just it moving and more creatures and fossil fuels will be formed. :)

What are the three groups of the pacific islands?

The three groups of the Pacific Islands are:

Polynesia

Melanesia

Micronesia

Hope that answers your question!

What is the pollution level of pacific ocean?

Well, there is a huge mat of plastic waste floating in the Pacific, there is radioactive waste from the Japanese power plant was ejected during the explosions, there is lead and mercury from the factories and coal fired power plants in China, the Ganges River is polluted with dangerous chemical wastes, dead bodies, human wastes, and is nothing more than an open sewer, there is bilge water from the hulls of the shipping traffic contaminated with oil and chemicals, not to mention the occasional oil spill, on the other hand the Pacific is pretty large.

What are the Easternmost pacific islands?

The Pacific Islands consist of 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are grouped into three divisions consisting of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Polynesia is the largest of these zones and the most easternmost. Polynesia consists of the islands of Hawaii, Rotuma, the Midway Islands, the Samoan Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, the Cook Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Niue, French Polynesia, and Easter Island.

Which rivers drain into the Pacific Ocean?

Rivers in Washinton, Oregon, and California that flow into the Pacific include:

Nooksack River (WA)

Skagit River (WA)

Skyomish River (WA)

Nisqually River (WA)

Columbia River (WA, OR)

Umpqua River (OR)

Rogue River (OR)

Klamath River (CA)

Russian River (CA)

Santa Ana River (CA)

Los Angeles River (CA)

There are also rivers that flow into the Pacific from South America, Central America, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Pacific Islands, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia.

St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers flow into the ATLANTIC Ocean.

Which is longer the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?

Atlantic ocean :106,400,000 square kilometres (41,100,000 sq mi),

pacific ocean: 169.2 million square kilometres (64.1 million square miles)

tha pacific ocean is larger.