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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
the pacific ocean, its not really shrinking though, read about it...
then what is it doing?
How did the Polynesians spread across the Pacific?
they used boats to move around and used the sun moon and stars to navigate bto were they were attacking.
Balboa made his journey to the pacific ocean by crossing the isthmus of panama?
to search for gold and the grest incan empire
Which explorer helped determine the size of the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean
Who was the first explorer to see the pacific ocean?
Officially, it was probably Friar Odoric of Pordenone, very early in the 14th century.
Unofficially, and supported by work done by the U of M in 1998 (and Hopi verbal history), we're not certain. Newer work in archaeology sheds light on the origin of the Clovis culture. The Beringia Theory that previously prevailed has been called into question, being supplanted by theories that ancient people from the region of modern Spain and France. The hypothesis goes that roughly 15-16 thousand years BP (before present), humans from the European continent followed the ice sheet of the late Pleistocene glacial period and the islands of the mid-Atlantic, and established the Clovis culture in the Chesapeake Valley and Delmarva Peninsula. With the climate change of the Younger Dryas period, Clovis moved west and separated into the separate Suwanee-Simpson, Gainey, Folsom, Plainview-Goshen, Redstone, and Cumberland people.
Clovis effectively disappered some 13,000 years ago. New cultures did not rise until roughly 2000 years later. The Hopi are one of the oldest continuous tribes in North America. They have a rich culture and their history has remaind intact, safe from intervention of US encroachment and expansion. Hopi history tells of the arrival of the first Asian and there encoutering "white" people already living here. At first the two groups cooperated and remaind friendly, however, some conflict arose, the newcomers fought with the white tribe and destroyed them, taking their land.
The point of all of this is that there is strong evidence that Clovis was of European origin, it moved west, and some of its descendent culture did reach the Pacific coast.
How was the war in the pacific fought?
This Answer Came Directly Form The World History Textbook ,
The US Landed At Guadalcanal In The Solomon Islands.
They Began Island Hopping .
American Forces Gradually Moved North Toward Japan Itself
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By 1944 , American Bombers Pounded Japanese Cities & Industries
Who was the first Australian to fly across the pacific ocean in 1928?
It was Mr Fred Custance, he flew on Thursday the 17th of march while Harry Houdini, whom it is widely believed to be the first person to fly in Australia, waited for better weather. Harry flew on the 18th not knowing about Mr Fred Custance.
How many US soldiers died in the Pacific during World War 2?
11,609 US Navy sailors died in the Pacific theatre of operations, not counting Asiatic theatre or officers in US Navy killed in the line of duty. 5,041 US Navy Sailors also died during World War 2 from non-enemy action or combat. http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/ww2_statistics.htm
The first spaniard to see the pacific ocean?
Francissco Pizzaro.
In 1513, Francissco Pizzaro accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama and became the first Europeans to view the Pacific coast of the New World.
What year did Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean?
In the year of 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa led a party across the Isthmus of Panama. After weeks of hacking through thick rain forest, Balboa emerged on a cliff and became the first European to look out onto the Pacific Ocean.
But before that and since then, 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.
The Europeans were late-comers to the party, and they enjoyed the Pacific so much, they took it for themselves and never left. Many people would like those old colonizers to go back home.
When did World War 2 end in the pacific ocean end?
In the Pacific Japan Surrenders on August 15th 1945. The Treaty was signed on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan on September 2, 1945. But because of the Kuril Islands dispute the Soviet Union and Japan are technically still at a state of war. Germany Surrendered on May 8th 1945 which is known as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)
Did Sacagawea see the Pacific Ocean?
there was no actual north west passage. The whole reason Lewis and clark went on the journey was to find a north west passage so they could sail to countries like china to trade. Unfortioinatly there was no north west passage. Sacagawea helped Lewis and clark translate to the other Indian tribes. Also she helped them map out the land. Another thing that Sacagawea did was when other tribes saw that there was a women with them it was sort of like a peace symbol. Normally men would not sail with a woman.
How much percentage of salt in pacific ocean?
The average salt concentration in the Pacific Ocean is around 3.5%, which is equivalent to 35 grams of salt per liter of seawater. This percentage can vary slightly in different regions of the ocean due to factors like evaporation rates and freshwater input from rivers.
What 5 continent touch the Pacific Ocean?
5 plants that live in the pacific ocean are seaweed, corals, algea, starfish, and sponges
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
The Ring of Fire is an arc stretching from New Zealand along the eastern edge of Asia, north across the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, and south along the coast of North and South America. It has intense earthquake and volcanic activity and is home of 75% of the worlds active volcanoes.
Do earthquakes occur around the edge of the pacific ocean?
The ring of fire is a system of underwater volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. These were the cause of the devastating 2004 tsunami
How did the ring of fire get its name?
If you are talking about the Ring of Fire on Planet Earth, it is because The pacific plate is colliding with all of the surrounding plates and either going under or over them. This results in volcanoes which surround the entire Pacific Plate. We call them the Ring Of Fire
It it also called the ring of fire because of the constant flow of volcanic eruptions in the area. one if the recent ones was in Chile (2010). it is on the border of the ring of fire and got a major earthquake. its called that because of the constant flow of lava and earthquakes in the area
Enso results from dynamic and thermodynamic interactions. These interactions happen in the atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces, although specificallywhat causes ENSO is unclear. Aside from that, scientists believe air pressure changes and wind currents play a vital role in starting El Nino/ Southern Oscillation. Some researcher think greenhouse gases may play a role. Others say underwater activity; underwater earthquakes for example, cause El Nino.
Is it possible for a city to be located at 30 degrees north 150 degrees west explain?
No. Such a thing is not possible. No point on Earth can have a latitude greater than
90 degrees.
"90 degrees north" is the north pole. "90 degrees south" is the south pole. No places
on Earth are any more norther or souther than those places are, respectively.
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
