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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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The Panama Canal, located in Panama, is a ship canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Panama is located in Central America, which is the southernmost portion of the North American continent; Central America is sometimes considered a subcontinent.
The canal, which opened in 1914, is crucial for international maritime trade. It allows ships to enter a lock, built at each end. The ships are then lifted up to the man-made Gatun Lake, then exit the other side of the isthmus through another lock. Around 14,000 ships pass through the canal every year and it's been named one of the American Society of Civil Engineers' seven wonders of the modern world.
The other two ways to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific are much further south and are quite risky. The Strait of Magellan, just north of the Tierra del Fuego at the end of South America, or the Drake Passage, south of the South American continent are both more dangerous, longer, and slower.
What is the Pacific Oceans width?
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What is the only Central American country that doesn't the touch the Pacific Ocean?
Belize is the only country that does not touch the Pacific Ocean.
What is the surface area of the Pacific Ocean?
8,536,716 km (3,296,044 sq mi) is the area size of the Pacific Ocean (Oceania).
What was the Pacific Ocean called before it was called the Pacific Ocean?
The Atlanitic.
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Before the Pacific was discovered by a Spanish Conquistodor, as far Spain and Euro[ was concerned, the Pacific Ocean did not exist. For the other 3/4th of the world however, the Pacific Ocean was otherwise known by Pacific Islanders from Rapanui (Easter Island) to A'otearoa (New Zealand) as Moana Nui. Moana Nui was bustling with trade and migration between many of the islands that had been settled perhaps 2000 years ago. in 1400s, China and what is now South America (before NOT having been discovered by Columbus), had established trade.
Why is the sea level in the Atlantic and pacific different?
Sea level is about 20 cm higher on the Pacific side than the Atlantic due to the water being less dense on average on the Pacific side and due to the prevailing weather and ocean conditions. Such sea level differences are common across many short sections of land dividing ocean basins.
What portuguese explorer discovered an Atlantic passage?
vasco da gama by way of the cape of good hope
How far is the Atlantic Ocean from Texas?
it is about 8000 miles away from Texas to the Atlantic ocean
How did the fur trade affect settlement of the pacific northwest?
Trading fur made people money so they could travel to the pacific northwest and help the population and develope it into a bigger place.
What strip of land did Balboa cross to the pacific ocean?
i am sorry if i am wrong but im pretty sure it is panama
What is the smallest state in the pacific states?
Hawaii is the smallest US state on the Pacific coast.
Washington State is the smallest of the mainland states on the Pacific Coast.
Do Sea otters live in the Atlantic ocean?
No, the Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is not found in the Atlantic Ocean, as they are native to the Norh Pacific Ocean.
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Which state has a longer border on the Pacific Ocean Oregon or Washington D.C.?
Though one might guess Washington, as this state includes the entire Puget Sound area (where the coastline dips and backtracks on itself), and the San Juan Islands, Oregon has a much longer coastline on the Pacific Ocean.
Coastline Length:
- Oregon 296 miles
- Washington 157 miles
Does pacific ocean touch Florida?
No, the state Florida does not touch the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is on the opposite side of the country of where Florida is. Florida is, however, near the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Which two Central American countries do not border both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?
The countries are Belize and El Salvador. Belize only borders the Caribbean Sea, and El Salvador only borders the Pacific Ocean.
Which South American country has a capital that is located in the ocean?
One of the South American Countries is Suriname,the capital city is Paramaribo which is located on the banks of Suriname river.
What US states touch the Pacific Ocean?
There are five states that touch the Pacific Ocean: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii.
Where did Pacific islanders come from?
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-The Scientific Theory-
I have seen in some genealogy researches that Pacific Islanders seem to be a population that migrated from southern borders of Asia towards the Pacific Ocean. Logically people in that migrating group settled in each point of their travel from South Asia to the group of Pacific Islands.
A good way to track these journeys is to look at a world map and Google images of native people from countries between South Asia (preferably Taiwan) and the Pacific Islands. You will notice similarities in features and culture, I have done this search so I know its easy to spot.
Also within these researches, they have proven this migration theory by matching blood results throughout the Pacific and Asia. Hopefully the next person to post an answer can explain this in more detail.
-Mythological Theory-
Being a pacific islander myself, I have been told of stories of pacific islanders origin is that the god Tangaroa (Tagaloa, Tangaloa, Kanaloa, Ta'aroa, Tana'oa created us to live on this world (kind of replica story to God creating man). Although in the NZ Maori beliefs that Tangaroa was the son of Papatuanuku and Ranginui who created life, in the Pacific there was only one god, Tangaroa who was mainly affiliated with the sea rather than the heavens. From my rusty knowledge Tangaroa created the heavens and the earth, then created the tangata (man), and the tangata communicate with Tangaroa through the sea. Pasific Islanders who die become spirits that travel to Avaiki (Heavens) where they rest in piece and watch over the pacific island people.
Every island has a different view on purpose of the god Tangaroa, but they all believed in the one god.
Is the Pacific ocean east or west of America?
In Panama City, which is on the Pacific. You can draw a straight line West or North or East, and you will intersect the Atlantic Ocean (technically, it's the Caribbean Sea).
The Indian and pacific ocean join whereabouts around Australia?
Hard to say as Pacific Ocean is on the left and Indian Ocean is on the right they would meet appx. half way between Australia.
Why was California settled so quickly?
In 1848 gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill by John Marshal. After this discovery people began to come to CA to the gold fields. Thousands came and within 2 years it went from a territory to statehood in 1850.
What is the distance of miles from the Atlantic coast to the pacific coast?
You will have to specify at what point. It can be anything from 37 miles in Panama to several thousand miles at the US, Canada and South America.
What canal in central america connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
The Panama Canal, which opened in 1914, is the man-made canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
The other sea connection is through the Straits of Magellan at the southern tip of South America (Cape Horn).
