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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 kind of amimals live in the pacific ocean?

An elliptical machine is an exercise machine. Its almost like you are running on air while using the handle bars as a guide. It works out your entire body including legs, arms, and stomach. This is a great device to use when doing cardio.

How far is Nebraska from the Pacific Ocean?

Nebraska is a big place. The Pacific Ocean is even bigger. We'll assume that you want to get

from Nebraska to the closest point on the Pacific coast.

From Scottsbluff, you'll want to head for Los Angeles, where the Pacific coast is 958 air-miles away.

From Rulo, the closest spot on the coast is the beach near San Diego, a trip of 1,306 air-miles.

Why does the Pacific Ocean have more salt?

The Atlantic ocean is very salty because of the effects of the winds around it. Typically, the Atlantic is fed by wind coming off of the United States. This continental wind is often dry, so it brings very little water to the Atlantic. When water from the Atlantic evaporates, it evaporates as freshwater, leaving behind its salt. This evaporated water is then blown by winds into the Pacific Ocean. When this happens, all that is left is salty water.

Is the pacific ocean the largest and deepest ocean?

yes it is the biggest ocean and it doesnt have the deepest waters but it does have very many small islands um... the ocean is water, and there are islands in the ocean. yes it is.

Is California closer to the bay or the Pacific Ocean?

depends on where in california. there are bays in california....so those parts of the state would be closer to the bays. but other parts are much closer to the ocean

What stretch between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?

Its called the Panama Canal, and its located in/near Panama.

The land that encircles the Pacific Ocean?

The Ring of Fire is the name of the land that circles the Pacific Ocean. This area has the most volcanic activity in the world.

What is larger the Atlantic or Pacific?

The Pacific Ocean is bigger it is the largest ocean in the world.

What are the most famous type of fish in the pacific ocean?

The most famous fish in the Pacific Ocean depends on what it may be famous for. Sharks are popular in almost any ocean and fish used for food such as halibut could be considered famous as well.

What is the driving time from Vancouver bc to Eugene Oregon?

The approximate driving time and mileage information -

Between: Eugene, OR

and: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Driving miles: 424

Driving time: 7 hrs 15 mins

- is based on traveling non-stop in good driving conditions. Driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend travel time such as weather, road work, border crossings, and rush hour traffic in urban areas. Mileage denotes actual road miles covered as opposed to Point A to Point B linear distances on a map.

How many whales are left in the world?

The answer depends on the breed you are talking about.

According to Greenpeace.org, the West Pacific grey whale population is the most endangered in the world. It hovers on the edge of extinction with just over 100 remaining.

Humpback whales currently number only 20,000.

A 2002 report estimated there were 5,000 to 12,000 Blue Whales worldwide

What is saltier the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?

Before and after I am done urinating in Mediterranean beaches, the water is much saltier than the Atlantic due to the fact that the Mediterranean loses more water to evaporation than it receives from rivers.

What is the worlds 2 largest ocean?

There is the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.

What is the relative location of the pacific coast?

Well relative location is something near your 'target'. But as well, there is absolute location, which is RIGHT-ON a location with longitude and latitude.

So the answer in my opinion is to the east of Europe and to the west of North America

What waterway connects the Caribbean sea and the pacific oceans?

The Panama Canal provides a route from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Many cruises are available to transit the Panama Canal.

Do rivers usually flow to the ocean or away from the ocean?

All tidal rivers. For example - the Hudson's current changes direction four times every day as ocean tides pulse upriver to the Troy dam.

What was the name of the spanish officer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1513?

His name was Vasco Núñez de Balboa. He was the first explorer one to cross into and see the Pacific Ocean. He, however, was not the one who named it. After him, Ferdinand Magellan -- who captained the first circumnavigatin of the globe -- traveled through the Pacific and named it then in 1520.

Who was the first spanish explorer to reach the pacific ocean?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his expedition discovered the Pacific Ocean (at that time named the South Sea because it was on the south shore of Panama) on September 25, 1513.

What is a major belt of volcanoes that rims the pacific ocean?

The Pacific Rim is often called the Ring of Fire because of the massive amount of volcanoes and earthquakes. People that live in these regions are rather used to these phenomena, but they still wreak havoc regularly.