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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
How many earthquakes occur around the 'ring of fire'?
The "ring of fire" comprises the seaboard costs of the countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean. The zone is where oceanic crust is being subducted under continental crust and the location of many volcanoes and continual earthquake activity.
It is impossible to give you a count of the number of earthquakes that happen in the zone, earthquake activity is continuous.
Will California break off from US?
No.
The western portion of California is moving northwest and the eastern portion is moving southeast. They are "slipping" relative to one another along the separation line which is the San Andreas Fault. They are not moving apart, but sliding along the shared edge of the two tectonic plates that meet in California.
The adjectives are costal and Pacific states.
Costal describes drive.
Pacific states describes vacation.
Zaire borders nine countries
History Lesson first, Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo borders the Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Brundi, Zambia, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, and is separated from Tanzania by Lake Tanganyika.
What ocean is closest to Australia?
Australia is an island continent so it is surrounded by water. It is between the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean And the Southern Ocean. Each of these oceans touches Australia's shores.
What is the temperature of the bottom of the Indian ocean?
If you just want the answer: 4 degrees Celsius If you want a bit of physics: Water is weird, when it freezes it expands. Which means that ice is less dense than water, in other words, the molecules must get further apart. At the bottom of the ocean, heaps of pressure pushes the water molecules together, this means that the water is unable to freeze. As many people know, water freezes at 0 degrees celsius. Therefore the water at the bottom of the ocean has a temperature above 0 degrees celsius. To go even further - water is the most dense at approximately 4 degrees Celsius and if the most dense water sinks (which it does) then the water at the bottom of the ocean must be approximately 4 degrees celsius.
Why is the west coast prone to earthquakes?
This is because the west coast has the San Andreas fault line running through it, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of intense seismic activity. This is where tectonic plates meet, and so are constantly moving, shifting or grinding against each other, which causes earthquakes.
What country in Atlantic south America does not have a coastline on the Atlantic?
Bolivia is close to the Atlantic, but has no seacoast because Chile blocks it.
Which is the larger the Pacific Ocean or the Indian ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world at 155,557,000 sq km. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world at 68,556,000 sq km.
Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean?
Russia
North Korea
South Korea
China
Taiwan
Japan
Philippines
Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Brunei
Papua New Guinea
Australia
New Zealand
Palau
Vanuatu
Nauru
Tuvalu
Solomon Islands
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Samoa
Tonga
Fiji
United States
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
Which South American countries border the Pacific Ocean?
The South American country that lies along the Pacific coast to the west of Argentina is Chile.
Is the pacific ocean in San Francisco?
Well, the Pacific Ocean isn't "in" San Francisco...it would be more accurate to say that San Francisco is located on the eastern rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Is the pacific ocean bigger than the Arctic ocean the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean combined?
The Indian Ocean surface area is approximately 29,300,000 square miles
The Arctic Ocean is approximately 5,440,000 square miles
Thus, the Indian Ocean is larger than the Arctic Ocean.
The Arctic Ocean is smaller than the Indian Ocean
What country is a group of islands between the Indian ocean and the Pacific ocean?
Thailand is one of the many countries that border the Indian Ocean.
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Why does the Pacific Ocean have some of the largest waves?
because the pacific ocean is right on top of the tectonic plates
What counties border South America?
On the east of Columbia, there is Venezuela and Brazil. On the south, there is Ecuador and Peru. Columbia also has borders that are shared with Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
The whole reason the Ring of Fire is called that name is because of the volcanoes.
Volcanoes form when magma under the earth reaches the outer layer of the earth and pushes up the ground to form a volcano. This process happened at TON in the area of the Ring of fire, so that's why we gave it that name.
Or, another theory is that when the plate boundaries of the crust diverge or converge, it can fracture the crust allowing magma to reach the surface. Volcanoes form along diverging plate boundaries like, mid ocean ridges and along converging plate boundaries where subduction takes place.
Why is the Arctic Ocean rising?
due to the melting of the icebergs the water levels are rising real quickly
Rubbish icebergs are floating they displace exactly their own volume of sea water.
Don't believe everything you read, try doing a little research yourself you might just be surprised at what you find. It is even possible you might discover the truth.
What natural hazards occur along the pacific coastside of south america?
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tidal waves, tsunamis, tornadoes, and whirlpools.
The Mariana Trench where is it?
The Mariana Trench is located south of Japan and east of China, in the northern Pacific Ocean, near the island of Guam.
Famous people from south pacific islands?
Vijay Singh - world class golfer
Jimmy "superfly" Snuka - Former WWF wrestler
Lote Tuqiri - Australian Wallabies winger (Sport of Rugby Union)
Sitiveni Sivivatu - NZ All Blacks winger (Sport of Rugby Union)
Anand Satyanand - Governor General (head of State) of NZ
What are the similarities between the Pacific ocean and the Atlantic ocean?
Both sides had lots of casualties. When Russia left World War I because of a revolution, both sides had the same soldiers as many Western soldiers were sent to help out the Russian white party. Both sides used guns. Germany was fighting a two front war, so they were on both sides. Both sides expected a quick finish to the war.
