Alexander Mackenzie
The ancestors of today's dogs were actually transported across the pacific oceans to reach North America by the early explorers.
Pacific
Panama canal - however it's in South America
Alexander Mackenzie's expedition in 1793 aimed to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean through North America. He hoped to establish a fur trade route through the continent, competing with the Hudson's Bay Company. Mackenzie successfully reached the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to cross North America north of Mexico.
If you cross North or South America, you will find the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast.
Alexander Mackenzie was originally searching for a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean when he became the first European to cross North America overland to the west coast in 1793.
The Pacific touches Antarctica, Asia, Australia, South America, and North America.
The Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Oceanpacific
North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean
If you are leaving Asia off the tip of India (by Sri Lanka) then you would cross the Indian Ocean to get to Australia. If you are leaving Asia off of China (below Japan) then you would cross the North Pacific Ocean and the Phillipine Sea.
49 of the 50 U.S. states are in North America. Hawaii is in the Pacific Ocean and is not in continental North America.