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3 days ago · Pacific Ocean, body of salt water extending from the 60° S parallel in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east. Its area, excluding adjacent seas, encompasses about 62.5 million square miles.
- Fiji
Fiji is a country and archipelago in the South Pacific...
- Islands
Pacific Islands, geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It...
- The Trade Winds
Pacific Ocean - Trade Winds, Climate, Marine Life: The trade...
- Study and Exploration
On his second voyage (1772–75) he sailed south of 70° S,...
- Aleutian Trench
Aleutian Trench, submarine trench located on the south side...
- Middle America Trench
Middle America Trench, submarine depression in the Pacific...
- Palau
Palau, country in the western Pacific Ocean.It consists of...
- Chatham
Chatham Islands, island group in the South Pacific Ocean,...
- Japan
Japan, island country lying off the east coast of Asia.It...
- Fiji
1 day ago · The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
- 4,280 m (14,040 ft)
- 165,250,000 km² (63,800,000 sq mi)
- 10,911 m (35,797 ft)
- 710,000,000 km³ (170,000,000 cu mi)
4 days ago · The Southern Ocean is made up of the portions of the world ocean south of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans and their tributary seas surrounding Antarctica below 60° S. It is unbroken by any other continental landmass.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- How deep is the Southern Ocean?The Southern Ocean has an average depth of 10,728 feet (3,270 meters) and a maximum depth of 24,383 feet (7,432 meters) in the South Sandwich Trenc...
- How many square miles does the Southern Ocean cover?The Southern Ocean covers 8,479,000 square miles (21,960,000 square km), which is approximately one-sixteenth of Earth’s total ocean area. It holds...
- What organisms live in the Southern Ocean?The waters of the Southern Ocean favor the growth of diatoms and other single-celled plants. Krill are the most important organism in the higher fo...
3 days ago · New Zealand, island country in the South Pacific Ocean, the southwesternmost part of Polynesia. The country comprises two main islands—the North and South islands—and a number of small islands, some of them hundreds of miles from the main group.
5 days ago · How to attribute? About the map. French Polynesia on a World Map. French Polynesia is a multi-island overseas territory of France consisting of 118 islands and atolls extending for more than 2,000 kilometers (1,242 mi). The islands are located in the South Pacific Ocean 550 kilometers (342 mi) south of Kiribati.
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1 day ago · At the last count, Fiji consisted of some 333 islands – though it could be more as coral atolls rise constantly to the surface of the Pacific. For the rest, there’s an awful lot of water ...
5 days ago · TABLE OF CONTENTS. Geography - Location in Pacific, Map of islands, Distances. Aitutaki - Map, geography, history. More on Aitutaki - activities, accommodation, lagoon, transport. Atiu - Map, geography, history. More on Atiu - church, tumunu, arts/crafts, kopeka cave. Mangaia - Map, geography, history. More on Mangaia - caves, kingfisher ...
