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.
The Pacific Ocean is bounded on the west by Asia and Australia; and on the east by North- and South America. We can create the map for you!
It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Antarctic in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia on the west and the Americas on the east. The equator divides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean hosts some of the world’s largest seas on its margins, including the Philippines Sea, Coral Sea, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, Bering Sea, and the Sea of Okhotsk.
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The adjective pacific means peaceful, calm, tranquil, or nonviolent. When capitalized, Pacific is best known as the name of the Pacific Ocean, often simply called the Pacific.
Pacific Islanders are the guardians of this ocean, which is central to their way of life as it underpins their culture, food, livelihoods, and national economies. This stewardship matters to us all, because the ocean provides half our breathable air, and is vital to global food security.