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Deep-sea mining for manganese nodules appears to have drastic consequences for the ocean. It disrupts deep-sea ecosystems and may cause irreversible damage to fragile marine habitats. Sediment stirring and chemical pollution threaten various marine animals. In addition, the mining process can lead to
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activity peaks in late summer, when the difference between temperatures aloft and sea surface temperatures is the greatest; however, each particular basin has its own seasonal patterns. On a worldwide scale, May is the least active month, while September is the most active month. November is the only
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also varies latitudinally, reaching a maximum of 37 parts per thousand in the southeastern area. The water near the equator, which can have a salinity as low as 34 parts per thousand, is less salty than that found in the mid-latitudes because of abundant equatorial precipitation throughout the year.
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Within the closed loop of the andesite line are most of the deep troughs, submerged volcanic mountains, and oceanic volcanic islands that characterize the Pacific basin. Here basaltic lavas gently flow out of rifts to build huge dome-shaped volcanic mountains whose eroded summits form island arcs,
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by around 500 CE. More recently, it is suggested that Austronesians expanded already earlier, arriving in the Philippines already in 7000 BCE. Additional earlier migrations into Insular Southeast Asia, associated with Austroasiatic-speakers from Mainland Southeast Asia, are estimated to have taken
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The Northwestern Pacific Ocean is most susceptible to micro plastic pollution due to its proximity to highly populated countries like Japan and China. The quantity of small plastic fragments floating in the north-east Pacific Ocean increased a hundredfold between 1972 and 2012. The ever-growing
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within the Mid-Latitudes can be particularly strong, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, due to the temperature difference between the tropics and Antarctica, which records the coldest temperature readings on the planet. In the Southern hemisphere, because of the stormy and cloudy conditions
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The volume of the Pacific Ocean, representing about 50.1 percent of the world's oceanic water, has been estimated at some 714 million cubic kilometers (171 million cubic miles). Surface water temperatures in the Pacific can vary from −1.4 °C (29.5 °F), the freezing point of
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Islands in the Pacific Ocean are of four basic types: continental islands, high islands, coral reefs and uplifted coral platforms. Continental islands lie outside the andesite line and include New Guinea, the islands of New Zealand, and the Philippines. Some of these islands are structurally
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in the north. The Pacific Ocean encompasses approximately one-third of the Earth's surface, having an area of 165,200,000 km (63,800,000 sq mi) – larger than Earth's entire landmass combined, 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi).
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In the arctic, icing from October to May can present a hazard for shipping while persistent fog occurs from June to December. A climatological low in the Gulf of Alaska keeps the southern coast wet and mild during the winter months. The
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is a generic term for the harmful entry into the ocean of chemicals or particles. The main culprits are those using the rivers for disposing of their waste. The rivers then empty into the ocean, often also bringing chemicals used as
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in the southern and eastern Pacific are remarkably steady while conditions in the North Pacific are far more varied with, for example, cold winter temperatures on the east coast of Russia contrasting with the milder weather off
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has become a serious problem in some areas. Overfishing leads to depleted fish populations and closed fisheries, causing both economic and ecologic consequences. For example, catches in the rich fishing grounds of the
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during the 19th century resulted in the occupation of much of Oceania by European powers, and later Japan and the United States. Significant contributions to oceanographic knowledge were made by the voyages of
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The lowest counts of less than 32 parts per thousand are found in the far north as less evaporation of seawater takes place in these frigid areas. The motion of Pacific waters is generally clockwise in the
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off northeastern Australia with chains of reef patches. A second island type formed of coral is the uplifted coral platform, which is usually slightly larger than the low coral islands. Examples include
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that contain minerals such as magnesium, nickel, copper, zinc and cobalt. The largest deposits of these are found in the Pacific Ocean between Mexico and Hawaii in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone.
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The Pacific Ocean has most of the islands in the world. There are about 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands entirely within the Pacific Ocean can be divided into three main groups known as
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covers about 46% of Earth's water surface and about 32% of the planet's total surface area, larger than its entire land area (148,000,000 km (57,000,000 sq mi)). The centers of both the
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into the Pacific Ocean over a course of 30 years was approved by the Japanese Cabinet. The Cabinet concluded the radioactive water would have been diluted to drinkable standard. Apart from dumping,
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on his voyage of exploration, established the width of the Pacific with precision for the first time in history. One of the earliest voyages of scientific exploration was organized by Spain in the
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The Pacific separates Asia and Australia from the Americas. It may be further subdivided by the equator into northern (North Pacific) and southern (South Pacific) portions. It extends from the
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in 1888. By occupying Easter Island, Chile joined the imperial nations. By 1900 nearly all Pacific islands were in control of Britain, France, United States, Germany, Japan, and Chile.
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The exploitation of the Pacific's mineral wealth is hampered by the ocean's great depths. In shallow waters of the continental shelves off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand,
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Toward an Ecosystem Approach for the Western Pacific Region: from Species-based Fishery Management Plans to Place-based Fishery Ecosystem Plans: Environmental Impact Statement
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Heiske, Margit; Alva, Omar; Pereda-Loth, Veronica; Van Schalkwyk, Matthew; Radimilahy, Chantal; Letellier, Thierry; Rakotarisoa, Jean-Aimé; Pierron, Denis (22 January 2021).
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along South America to Mexico, returning then to the islands off California. Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, New Guinea, and New Zealand lie outside the andesite line.
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Carta universal en que se contiene todo lo que del mundo se ha descubierto fasta agora / hizola Diego Ribero cosmographo de su magestad, ano de 1529, e[n] Sevilla
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riding the jet stream, it is usual to refer to the Westerlies as the Roaring Forties, Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties according to the varying degrees of latitude.
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Winter, Olaf; Clark, Geoffrey; Anderson, Atholl; Lindahl, Anders (September 2012). "Austronesian sailing to the northern Marianas, a comment on Hung et al. (2011)".
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between California and Japan is three times the size of France. An estimated 80,000 metric tons of plastic inhabit the patch, totaling 1.8 trillion pieces.
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greenhouse gas emissions and promote further climate change. Preventing deep-sea mining is therefore important to ensure the long-term health of the ocean.
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of 1789–1794. It sailed vast areas of the Pacific, from Cape Horn to Alaska, Guam and the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific.
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was at times patrolled by fleets sent to prevent the entrance of non-Spanish ships. On the western side of the Pacific Ocean the Dutch threatened the
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form south of Mexico, sometimes striking the western Mexican coast and occasionally the Southwestern United States between June and October, while
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of the South Pacific are low-lying structures that have built up on basaltic lava flows under the ocean's surface. One of the most dramatic is the
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At 165,250,000 square kilometers (63,800,000 square miles) in area (as defined with a southern Antarctic border), this largest division of the
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Scientific researchers have proposed delimiting the boundary between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by two different natural boundaries,
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A Synopsis of the Cruise of the U.S.S. "Tuscarora": From the Date of Her Commission to Her Arrival in San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 2d, 1874
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came under the control of the United States. Since the end of World War II, many former colonies in the Pacific have become independent
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and the Philippines from Spain in 1898, Japan controlled most of the western Pacific by 1914 and occupied many other islands during the
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are an important economic asset in the Pacific. The shallower shoreline waters of the continents and the more temperate islands yield
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Gray RD, Drummond AJ, Greenhill SJ (January 2009). "Language phylogenies reveal expansion pulses and pauses in Pacific settlement".
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zones. Only the central part of the North American coast and the Antarctic and Australian coasts have no nearby subduction zones.
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forming in the northwestern Pacific moving into southeast and east Asia from May to December. Tropical cyclones also form in the
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Important human migrations occurred in the Pacific in prehistoric times. Modern humans first reached the western Pacific in the
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Pacific Island Landscapes: Landscape and Geological Development of Southwest Pacific Islands, Especially Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
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igneous rock on its margins. The andesite line follows the western edge of the islands off California and passes south of the
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The first contact of European navigators with the western edge of the Pacific Ocean was made by the Portuguese expeditions of
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The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America
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O'Connor, Sue; Hiscock, Peter (2018). "The Peopling of Sahul and Near Oceania". In Cochrane, Ethan E; Hunt, Terry L. (eds.).
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during the summer months contrast with dry winds in the winter which blow over the ocean from the Asian landmass. Worldwide,
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associated with nearby continents. High islands are of volcanic origin, and many contain active volcanoes. Among these are
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An emerging threat for the Pacific ocean is the development of deep-sea mining. Deep-sea mining is aimed at extracting
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Pawley A (2002). "The Austronesian dispersal: languages, technologies and people". In Bellwood PS, Renfrew C (eds.).
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is computed, and if the region is more than 0.5 °C (0.9 °F) above or below normal for that period, then an
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by 25,000 B.P. Journeys of 180 kilometres (110 mi) and 230 kilometres (140 mi) are involved, respectively.
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The Discoveries of the World from Their First Original Unto the Year of Our Lord 1555, issued by the Hakluyt Society
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that have lain dormant for thousands of years. Close to the equator, without vast areas of blue ocean, are a dot of
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in his honor until the eighteenth century. Magellan stopped at one uninhabited Pacific island before stopping at
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is the most significant regional distinction in the Pacific. A petrologic boundary, it separates the deeper,
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Dirlik, Arif. "The Asia-Pacific Idea: Reality and Representation in the Invention of a Regional Structure",
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Langdon, Robert. The Bamboo Raft as a Key to the Introduction of the Sweet Potato in Prehistoric Polynesia,
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and by far the largest of the Pacific islands. The other main Melanesian groups from north to south are the
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South East Asia, Colonial History: Imperialism before 1800, Volume 1 de South East Asia, Colonial History
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off the Russian coast have been reduced by at least half since the 1990s as a result of overfishing.
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chains, and clusters. Outside the andesite line, volcanism is of the explosive type, and the Pacific
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Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by the Shackleton Fracture Zone
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Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by the Shackleton Fracture Zone
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by 1000 CE; and finally New Zealand by 1200 CE. Austronesians may have also reached as far as the
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by 900 to 800 BCE. Some also back-migrated northwards in 200 BCE to settle the islands of eastern
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Along the Pacific Ocean's irregular western margins lie many seas, the largest of which are the
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Prehistory in the Pacific Islands: A Study of Variation in Language, Customs, and Human Biology
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The climate patterns of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres generally mirror each other. The
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along part of the west coast of North America, whose trench is completely buried in sediments.
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Ancient Ocean Crossings: Reconsidering the Case for Contacts with the Pre-Columbian Americas
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of the world in 1521, as he encountered favorable winds on reaching the ocean. He called it
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Map New Zealand: 100 Magnificent Maps from the Collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library
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map of 1507 was the first to show the Americas separating two distinct oceans. Later, the
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and his crew were the first to cross the Pacific in recorded history. They were part of a
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until around 700 CE when there was another surge of island exploration. They reached the
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circumnavigated and landed on parts of the Australian continental coast and arrived at
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In 1564, five Spanish ships carrying 379 soldiers crossed the ocean from Mexico led by
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Chand, Savin S.; Dowdy, Andrew; Bell, Samuel; Tory, Kevin (2020), Kumar, Lalit (ed.),
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Dixon, Chris, and David Drakakis-Smith. "The Pacific Asian Region: Myth or Reality?"
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In addition, the Pacific Ocean has served as the crash site of satellites, including
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average for the area approximately 3,000 km (1,900 mi) to the southeast of
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Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia
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prepared by the Special Publications Division, National Geographic Society. (1985).
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Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by the Scotia Arc
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were lost in the Pacific Ocean, including one-megaton bomb that was lost during the
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which also connects with another ridge (south of North America) which overlooks the
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as a result of tiny coral islands strung in a ring within surroundings of a central
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seawater, in the poleward areas to about 30 °C (86 °F) near the equator.
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At around 1300 to 1200 BCE, a branch of the Austronesian migrations known as the
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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in agriculture. The excess of oxygen-depleting chemicals in the water leads to
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of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of
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Pan, Zhong; Liu, Qianlong; Sun, Yan; Sun, Xiuwu; Lin, Hui (1 September 2019).
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In Oceania, France obtained a leading position as imperial power after making
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The 18th century marked the beginning of major exploration by the Russians in
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The Greatest Depths: Probing the Seas to 20,000 feet (6,100 m) and Below
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Producing the Pacific: Maps and Narratives of Spanish Exploration (1567–1606)
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Administration, US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric.
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separating two distinct oceans. South America was generally considered the
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Stillman, Amy Ku'uleialoha. "Pacific-ing Asian Pacific American History",
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Theories of natural delimitation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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that he was holding, which would otherwise be discharged to the Pacific.
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The Pacific Ocean was born 750 million years ago at the breakup of
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The dissimilarity continues northeastward along the western edge of the
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map of 1529 was the first to show the Pacific at about its proper size.
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link the Pacific with the Atlantic Ocean on the east. To the north, the
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Routledge, David. "Pacific history as seen from the Pacific Islands."
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Indonesian Banda: Colonialism and its Aftermath in the Nutmeg Islands
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Map of the Pacific Ocean during European Exploration, circa 1702–1707
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In the 16th and 17th centuries, Spain considered the Pacific Ocean a
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Ocean of Destiny: A Concise History of the North Pacific, 1500–1978
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Macau, the Imaginary City: Culture and Society, 1557 to the Present
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protectorates in 1842 and 1853, respectively. After navy visits to
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The Great Ocean: Pacific Worlds from Captain Cook to the Gold Rush
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negotiated the incorporation of the island into Chile with native
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in southern Canada, and Alaska. The French explored and colonized
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The eastern side of the ocean was encountered by Spanish explorer
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The Ivory Tower and Beyond: Participant Historians of the Pacific
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Map of the Pacific Ocean during European Exploration, circa 1754.
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Looking into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics
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Extending approximately 15,500 km (9,600 mi) from the
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El delirio armado: Argentina-Chile, la guerra que evitó el Papa
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discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant
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The Pacific Ocean is the only ocean which is mostly bounded by
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Studies in Pacific History: Economics, Politics, and Migration
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map was the first to show the Pacific at about its proper size
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The Pacific Ocean's mean depth is 4,000 meters (13,000 feet).
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Pacific Ocean currents have created three islands of debris.
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in 1513 and sighted the great "Southern Sea" which he named
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NOAA PMEL Argo profiling floats Realtime Pacific Ocean data
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Spirits and Ships: Cultural Transfers in Early Monsoon Asia
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Map showing the proposal presented by the thesis entitled "
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in the north to New Zealand in the south, also encompasses
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led the remains of the expedition back to Spain across the
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Coming Full Circle: An Economic History of the Pacific Rim
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Plastic waste in the North Pacific is an ongoing concern
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batter the islands of the Pacific. The lands around the
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was the virtual master of the ocean. The Japanese-ruled
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between Australia and New Guinea, named after navigator
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Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing vol 2
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and shows the name "America" for the first time, after
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during the winter months due to the preferred flow of
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The Pacific Ocean, photograph taken from space by the
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British imperial strategies in the Pacific, 1750–1900
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from 2011 to 2013, according to the Fukushima plant.
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in March 1521. Although Magellan himself died in the
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An exclusive economic zone (EEZ) map of the Pacific
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Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
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Examining the farming/language dispersal hypothesis
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World Atlas. 23 November 2018 4494:"How big is the Pacific Ocean?" 4288:by the Shackleton Fracture Zone 3533:Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain 3149:) and counter-clockwise in the 2931:to the east and the islands of 1888:, near the Americas) is in the 775:Across the continents of Asia, 332:oceanic pole of inaccessibility 7802:NOAA In-situ Ocean Data Viewer 7705:New England and the South Seas 7592:. Philadelphia: Macrae Smith. 7495:. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. 7387:. Topsfield, MA: Salem House. 7165:Hsu, Jeremy (13 August 2013). 7046:(in German). Berlin: Springer. 7042:Gerlach, Sebastian A. (1975). 6725:. Geol.umd.edu. 5 January 2010 6558:, CIA. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 6108:Academic American encyclopedia 5947:Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard 5693:"Area of Earth's Land Surface" 5505:"The Voyage of HMS Challenger" 5435:. Boydell Press. p. 143. 5350:Dutch Discoveries of Australia 5044:The Journal of Pacific History 4612: 4590: 4559: 4542: 4525: 4485: 4463: 4259:List of islands in the Pacific 4229:12,000 km (7,500 mi) 3614: 3412:The ocean was first mapped by 2283:* (People's Republic of China) 2230:* (People's Republic of China) 2148:Federated States of Micronesia 1857:connects the Pacific with the 548:Australasian Mediterranean Sea 123:10,911 m (35,797 ft) 29:South Pacific (disambiguation) 25:North Pacific (disambiguation) 1: 9412:Oceans surrounding Antarctica 7613:University of Minnesota Press 7096:Lewis, Renee (28 July 2015). 6882:"Great Pacific Garbage Patch" 4431: 3366:. This map does not show the 3202:Antarctic Circumpolar Current 1864:As the Pacific straddles the 1431:Louis Antoine de Bougainville 1333:archipelagos, and sailed the 947: 770: 518:, which in Portuguese means ' 115:4,280 m (14,040 ft) 8372:Middle East and North Africa 8077:Middle East and North Africa 7345:Barkley, Richard A. (1968). 7059:"原発の処理水、菅首相「飲んでもいい?」 東電の説明は" 6614:Turnbull, Alexander (2006). 6263:. ABC Radio Australia. 2005. 5972:"The Map That Named America" 5735: 5056:Hannard, Willard A. (1991). 5029:Van Tilburg, Jo Anne. 1994. 3711:Japanese Prime Minister Suga 3346:Geology of the Pacific Ocean 3265:El Niño Southern Oscillation 3053:(formerly Ocean Island) and 1841:) joins the Pacific and the 1632: 1539:Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars 1203:. Magellan called the ocean 1018:place already in 15000 BCE. 538:spacecraft in September 2023 479: 37:Pacific/Chocó natural region 7: 7582:(Ashgate Publishing, 2003). 7534:Oliver, Douglas L. (1989). 7364:National Geographic Society 7199:"Danger of Deep-Sea Mining" 6644:Geology and the Environment 6515:10.1007/978-3-030-32878-8_6 6192:. Bess Press. p. 125. 5820:"Limits of Oceans and Seas" 5741:Research India Publications 5715:. Routledge. p. 1461. 4297: 3655:Great Pacific garbage patch 3621:Great Pacific garbage patch 3406:Skamania County, Washington 3283:is considered in progress. 3129:Monterey County, California 1688:region in the South to the 1643:International Space Station 1223:in 1521, Spanish navigator 1045:. From there, they settled 214:Main five oceans division: 10: 9438: 8665:Northeastern United States 7664:Journal of Pacific History 7659:(U of Hawai'i Press, 1999) 7655:Calder, Alex, et al. eds. 7402:Couper, A.D., ed. (1989). 7351:University of Hawaii Press 7283:Passarelli, Bruno (1998). 6771:"Pacific Ocean: Fisheries" 6387:"South Equatorial Current" 6300:Mongillo, John F. (2000). 6020:K, Harsh (19 March 2017). 5636:. CRC Press. p. 161. 5429:Williams, Glyndwr (2004). 5221:Kratoska, Paul H. (2001). 5102:Porter, Jonathan. (1996). 4262: 3815: 3618: 3566: 3542: 3343: 3339: 3215: 3172:Turning eastward at about 2881: 2069:People's Republic of China 1579:(1873–76); and the German 1505: 1387:First Kamchatka expedition 1323:Pedro Fernandes de Queirós 1107:Exploration of the Pacific 1104: 809:Peopling of Southeast Asia 806: 765: 18: 9353: 9295: 9272: 9239: 9203: 9136: 9030: 8938: 8929: 8858: 8779: 8585: 8389: 8170: 8128: 8037: 8028: 7976: 7933: 7873: 7510:Nunn, Patrick D. (1998). 7466:Lower, J. Arthur (1978). 7423:Charting the Vast Pacific 7115:. Southern Fried Science. 6909:Marine Pollution Bulletin 6777:. Retrieved 12 June 2013. 6420:Climate Prediction Center 6409:. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 6327:"Pacific Ocean: Salinity" 6246:. Retrieved 22 June 2013. 6159:West, Barbara A. (2009). 6057:. Springer. p. 180. 5149:Camino, Mercedes Maroto. 4974:. Avalon Travel. p.  4752:10.1017/S0003598X00047992 4658:Jett, Stephen C. (2017). 4340:Trans-Pacific Partnership 1829:(West Sea of Korea). The 1417:, and the North American 1391:Great Northern Expedition 1357:and New Zealand in 1642. 151: 139: 135: 127: 119: 111: 103: 99: 60: 51: 46: 9146:Antarctic/Southern Ocean 8150:Transantarctic Mountains 7760:Kelly Boyd, ed. (1999). 7729:Journal of World History 7719:Journal of World History 7691:Journal of World History 7560:Ridgell, Reilly (1988). 7057:大月規義 (3 November 2020). 6701:. Springer. p. 13. 6571:Retrieved on 8 May 2008. 6403:"Pacific Ocean: Islands" 6393:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 6377:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 6361:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 6333:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 5950:. Springer. p. 26. 5900:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 5699:. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 5598:The Asia-Pacific Profile 5545:Johnston, Keith (1881). 4787:Human Molecular Genetics 3368:Cascadia Subduction Zone 3190:South Equatorial Current 3157:, driven westward along 3155:North Equatorial Current 3057:in the Tuamotu group of 2415:Northern Mariana Islands 1623:Northern Mariana Islands 1317:Later, in the quest for 1116:Universalis Cosmographia 981:by 1500 BCE, as well as 186:thermohaline circulation 33:Pacific (disambiguation) 8895:Caribbean South America 7682:Encyclopædia Britannica 7609:Paradise Found and Lost 7586:Soule, Gardner (1970). 7215:10.1126/science.1138289 6830:10.1073/pnas.1314472110 6775:Encyclopædia Britannica 6581:Walker, Stuart (1998). 6407:Encyclopædia Britannica 6391:Encyclopædia Britannica 6375:Encyclopædia Britannica 6359:Encyclopædia Britannica 6331:Encyclopædia Britannica 6244:Encyclopædia Britannica 6216:Encyclopedia of Islands 5944:Bryant, Edward (2008). 5911:Shirley Rousseau Murphy 5898:Encyclopædia Britannica 5797:. Capstone. p. 9. 5290:. M.E. Sharpe. p.  4968:Stanley, David (2004). 4936:10.1073/pnas.2026132118 4855:10.1126/science.1166858 3777:Major ports and harbors 3727:Pacific Proving Grounds 3305:tropical cyclone basins 3301:tropical cyclone basins 3299:month in which all the 3269:sea surface temperature 3013:in the center, and the 2917:International Date Line 2712:Uninhabited territories 1901:Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 1876:, near Asia) is in the 1270:, and establishing the 1252:Miguel López de Legazpi 1180:("Sea of the South" or 995:Maritime Southeast Asia 892:maritime Southeast Asia 890:. Their populations in 853:Mainland Southeast Asia 356:International Date Line 8675:Southern United States 8478:Scandinavian Peninsula 7630:Terrell, John (1986). 7607:Spate, O.H.K. (1988). 7462:(Westview Press, 1993) 7421:Gilbert, John (1971). 6888:. NOAA. 11 July 2013. 6569:Air pressure and wind. 5709:Nuttall, Mark (2005). 5046:, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2001 4697:Mahdi, Waruno (2017). 4498:oceanexplorer.noaa.gov 4283: 3718: 3672:and the creation of a 3649: 3634: 3409: 3394: 3371: 3334:extratropical cyclones 3244: 3233: 3196:, turns east at about 3132: 2923:in the northwest, the 2899: 2878:Landmasses and islands 1973: 1938:and often affected by 1897:Southeast Indian Ridge 1786:Due to the effects of 1681: 1658: 1650: 1572:during the 1870s; the 1546: 1531: 1314:in the South Pacific. 1134: 973:. From, probably, the 937:Austronesian expansion 929: 916:Austroasiatic-speakers 888:Indigenous Australians 840: 539: 513: 498: 291:. It extends from the 9151:Antarctic Convergence 8695:Western United States 7721:22#1 (2011): 83–100. 7676:"Pacific Ocean"  7671:Dickson, Henry Newton 7440:Igler, David (2013). 7406:. London: Routledge. 7381:Cameron, Ian (1987). 6867:May 12, 2013, at the 6620:. Godwit. p. 8. 6458:22 March 2008 at the 5261:"Portuguese in Japan" 5126:Vasco Nuñez de Balboa 4583:Catholic Encyclopedia 4471:"The Coriolis Effect" 4277: 3708: 3640: 3632: 3507:until the breakup of 3400: 3377: 3357: 3239: 3223: 3126: 3119:Water characteristics 3073:Ladrilleros Beach in 2891: 1968: 1667:Pacific Ocean islands 1664: 1656: 1640: 1537: 1519: 1225:Juan Sebastián Elcano 1170:Vasco Núñez de Balboa 1159:Afonso de Albuquerque 1114: 924: 832:with a double-canoe ( 820: 568:– 3.6 million km 533: 490:Vasco Núñez de Balboa 350:(or more loosely the 244:Further subdivision: 8217:Greater Central Asia 7784:7#3 (2004): 241–270. 7031:on 19 November 2010. 6261:Charting the Pacific 5867:Agno, Lydia (1998). 5791:Young, Greg (2009). 5697:The Physics Factbook 5600:. Routledge. p. 250. 3531:. These include the 3458:, and New Zealand's 3079:Chocó natural region 2948:Bismarck Archipelago 1951:Martin Waldseemüller 1435:Malaspina Expedition 1423:Pierre-Antoine Véron 1351:Abel Janszoon Tasman 1254:, and colonized the 1153:, in 1512, and with 1147:Lesser Sunda Islands 1118:, also known as the 1101:European exploration 1027:Bismarck Archipelago 975:Bismarck Archipelago 941:Austronesian peoples 927:Austronesian peoples 813:Austronesian peoples 295:in the north to the 9363:Continents of Earth 8890:Brazilian Highlands 8299:Indian subcontinent 8160:Antarctic Peninsula 7958:Southern Hemisphere 7953:Northern Hemisphere 7707:(Harvard UP, 1965). 7536:The Pacific Islands 7172:Scientific American 6921:2019MarPB.146..215P 6821:2013PNAS..11015943B 6815:(40): 15943–15948. 6433:. pp. 5, 19–20 5836:1953Natur.172R.484. 5766:Bucknell University 5563:1880Natur..22Q..95. 5484:Scientific American 5162:Guampedia entry on 4927:2021PNAS..11826132L 4921:(13): e2026132118. 4847:2009Sci...323..479G 4800:10.1093/hmg/ddab018 4119:Gulf of Carpentaria 3823:List of major ports 3721:From 1946 to 1958, 3555:are extracted, and 3444:Kamchatka Peninsula 3317:South Pacific basin 3151:Southern Hemisphere 3143:Northern Hemisphere 3092:Tahuna maru islet, 2927:in the center, the 1961:Bordering countries 1755: /  1561:in the 1830s, with 1545:on 9 September 1842 1372:Spanish Philippines 1347:Cape York Peninsula 1272:Spanish East Indies 1187:In 1520, navigator 871:by 32,000 B.P. and 855:, the Philippines, 830:Austronesian vessel 828:, an example of an 662:Gulf of Carpentaria 506:during the Spanish 488:, Spanish explorer 415:Southern Hemisphere 348:South Pacific Ocean 344:North Pacific Ocean 80: /  9178:Great Barrier Reef 8799:Mainland Australia 8507:Apennine Peninsula 7968:Western Hemisphere 7943:Eastern Hemisphere 7731:7#1 (1996): 41–70. 7693:3#1 (1992): 55–79. 7362:. Washington, DC: 7132:The New York Times 6371:"Aleutian Current" 5478:Marty, Christoph. 5164:Ferdinand Magellan 5106:. Westview Press. 5080:Nathaniel's Nutmeg 4578:Ferdinand Magellan 4456:Britannica Concise 4345:War of the Pacific 4284: 4161:Gulf of California 3796:. You can help by 3719: 3650: 3635: 3527:chains, formed by 3495:Geological history 3418:Ferdinand Magellan 3410: 3395: 3372: 3309:Pacific hurricanes 3245: 3234: 3186:California Current 3147:North Pacific gyre 3133: 3046:Great Barrier Reef 2977:, stretching from 2973:The largest area, 2935:in the southeast. 2900: 1974: 1920:Strait of Magellan 1913:Juan de Fuca Ridge 1890:Western Hemisphere 1878:Eastern Hemisphere 1851:Strait of Magellan 1682: 1659: 1651: 1619:U.S. Pacific Fleet 1547: 1532: 1449:Made in 1529, the 1397:. Spain also sent 1368:Strait of Magellan 1339:Luís Vaz de Torres 1193:Spanish expedition 1189:Ferdinand Magellan 1135: 930: 841: 698:Gulf of California 604:– 1.249 million km 598:– 1.533 million km 592:– 1.583 million km 562:– 4.791 million km 540: 504:Ferdinand Magellan 370:off the coasts of 328:Western Hemisphere 219:Antarctic/Southern 35:, and 9379: 9378: 9259:Mediterranean Rim 9132: 9131: 9071:Mediterranean Sea 8925: 8924: 8878:Amazon Rainforest 8705:Canadian Prairies 8670:Pacific Northwest 8531:Iberian Peninsula 8316:Arabian Peninsula 8143:Antarctic Plateau 7903:Three/Four Worlds 7773:978-1-884964-33-6 7743:Terrae Incognitae 7703:Dodge, Ernest S. 7666:1#1 (1966): 5–21. 7641:978-0-521-30604-1 7622:978-0-8166-1715-9 7599:978-0-8255-8350-6 7571:978-0-935848-50-2 7545:978-0-8248-1233-1 7526:978-982-02-0129-3 7502:978-0-385-04335-9 7483:978-0-7748-0101-0 7451:978-0-19-991495-1 7432:978-0-490-00226-5 7425:. 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