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The World Factbook

Pacific Ocean

Photos of Pacific Ocean

Aerial view of Shark's Cove at Pupukea Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii. The Cove is a large set of tidal pools protected by a natural breakwater.

Introduction

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Geography

Major ocean currents

Major World Ocean Currents:
Major World Ocean Currents

Bathymetry

Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor:
Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor
Major bathymetric features
Image courtesy of NOAA.
Figure 2: North Pacific sea floor:
Figure 2: North Pacific sea floor
Image reproduced from the GEBCO World map 2014, www.gebco.net
Figure 3: Southeast Pacific sea floor:
Figure 3: Southeast Pacific sea floor
Image reproduced from the GEBCO World map 2014, www.gebco.net
Figure 4: Southwest Pacific sea floor:
Figure 4: Southwest Pacific sea floor
Image reproduced from the GEBCO World map 2014, www.gebco.net
Figure 5. Southwest Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia:
Figure 5. Southwest Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia
Image produced from the GEBCO World map 2014, www.gebco.net

Elevation

Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean:
Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean

Environment

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