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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
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.
Please access the related link below for more information regarding this endangered 'keystone species':
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?
**ANSWER(S)**
-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).
The Ocean Between Australia and South America?
Answer One
The ocean positioned between Australia and Antarctica is the Southern Ocean. Only formally defined and named in 2000, it is sometimes known as the Great Southern Ocean.
Answer Two
Now, here is a conundrum, technically and officially this Southern Ocean does not exist.
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) publishes "The Limits of Oceans and Seas", and their current publication shows no Southern Ocean only the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans extending down to Antarctica. August bodies, such as National Geographic also take this line.
The reason why the IHO has not yet published a new "Limits of Oceans and Seas' (one was due over four years ago) is a disagreement of where this ocean should start, some say 60 degrees South, others 55 degrees and some 35 degrees. Until this disagreement is sorted out, as I said above, it doesn't exist officially.
Now, that leaves with the perplexing question is the answer above mine right or wrong?.
Well, On The Wallaby is right, mariners have for centuries recognized those waters as the Southern Ocean. Which leads me to a bigger Question, do we actually need the IHO and it's petty politics?
The name you want is the Southern Ocean.
What four states touch both Mexico and the Pacific Ocean?
Only one: the state of California. Arizona and New Mexico don't have access to the sea and Texas is on the Gulf of Mexico.
Which part of Antarctica face the Pacific Ocean?
The South Pacific Ocean surrounds Australia and New Zealand, and south of those areas, the salt water is named the Southern Ocean. These areas are in the Eastern Hemisphere, and are on the eastern side of Antarctica.
No, Italy is not bordered by any type of ocean. It is, however, bordered by five different seas. These seas are the Meditteranean Sea, Ionian Sea, Adriatic Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Ligurian Sea.
What area of the pacific means 'many islands'?
Polynesia means 'many islands'.
The area is scattered with over 1,000 islands.
Which contiguous states borders the pacific ocean?
California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska border the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean.
Which 4 states border Atlantic ocean?
There are 14 states that border the Atlantic Ocean and two US Territories are Islands in the Atlantic.
The 14 States are:
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
The Territories are:
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
What type of government does the Pacific Islands have?
Some of the islands and groups of in Oceania are self-governing republics. Others are possessions of the United States, France, and other countries.
Which is further east the pacific ocean entrance to the panama canal or the Atlantic ocean entrance?
While the Pacific Ocean is west of the isthmus and the Atlantic to the east, the direction of the 8- to 10-hour canal passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic is from southeast to northwest. This is because of an anomaly in the shape of the isthmus at the point the canal occupies.
The answer is Pacific.
How many miles from Iowa to the Atlantic Ocean?
Depends on where in New York and Ireland, but I looked up a flight from JFK to Dublin and it was 3,176 miles.And it also depends on what route you are taking.
New York to Dublin is 3176.70 miles
