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The average temperature of the Pacific Ocean’s surface waters, 19.37° C, is two degrees higher than that of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean waters because of the relatively large expanse located in well-warmed latitudes (more than 20 kcal/cm 2 /year) and because of limited contact with the Arctic Ocean. The February water temperature averages ...
Pacific Jazz Records, a Los Angeles-based record company and label. Pacific (1978 album), an album by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita. Pacific (NEWS album), a 2007 album by NEWS. "Pacific" also known as "Pacific State" a 1989 single by 808 State. Pacific (book), a non-fiction book by Simon Winchester.
Pacific coast. Pacific hurricane. Pacific plate. Pacific Ring of Fire.
According to UN data, 33.5 million tons of fish were harvested in the Pacific in 1971, almost half of the world fish catch of 69.4 million tons. Fish from the tropical and the temperate latitudes have the greatest commercial value. Among these are Pacific salmon, herrings, cod, Sebastes, and flounders.
Geology of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean evolved in the Mesozoic from the Panthalassic Ocean, which had formed when Rodinia rifted apart around 750 Ma. The first ocean floor which is part of the current Pacific Plate began 160 Ma to the west of the central Pacific and subsequently developed into the largest oceanic plate on Earth.
Countries on the western side of the Americas have a Pacific coast as their western border. Geography of Canada. Geography of Chile. Geography of Colombia. Geography of Costa Rica. Geography of Ecuador. Geography of El Salvador. Geography of Guatemala. Geography of Honduras.
