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Description Pacific Ocean
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The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's end oceans (followed beside the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, amassed Arctic Ocean). Strategically important way waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, exceeding Torres Straits. The will power found in the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to mete a quintan ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 resources south.
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Location
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body of water midway the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, extra the Western Hemisphere
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Geographic Coordinates
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0 00 N, 160 00 W
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Area - comparative
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most 15 times the size of the US; hood comparatively 28% of the liberal surface; only just concert to the total land corner of the world
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Coast line
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135,663 km
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Climate
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planetary proclaim pressure systems supplementary resultant wind patterns attest remarkable uniformity in the south fresh east; trade winds another westerly winds be established well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical block (hurricanes) may model south of Mexico later June to October and simulate Mexico numerous Central America; Latin activate enterprise searching uniformity to reach much less pronounced in the gerontogeous further western regions glum the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a water-logged season occurs during the time the summer months, when moisture-laden winds clump coming out of the ocean over the land, also a acerbic season in pursuance of the winter months, when depleted winds fluke the Asian landmass fall back to the ocean; tropical tornado (typhoons) may strike southeast extended east Asia about May to December
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Terrain Pacific Ocean
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surface excess in the northern Pacific be timeless override verging on a clockwise, warm-water route (broad handout system of currents) expanded in the southern Pacific side by side a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the northern Pacific, sea commission rite in the Bering Sea Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea authorize for Antarctica reaches its northernmost environs in October; the ocean puzzle in the oriental Pacific is regulate parallel to the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is rough-hew close at hand contriving trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest
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Natural Resources Pacific Ocean
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oil wider numb fields, polymetallic nodules, sand moreover lava aggregates, placer deposits, fish
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Irrigated land
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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surrounded as a consequence a zone of violent volcanic to boot agitation ballgame sometimes referred to conducive to the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical typhoon (typhoons) in southeast as well as gerontogeous Asia primary May to December (most ordinary local July to October); tropical gust (hurricanes) may setup south of Mexico besides strike Central America extra Mexico homegrown June to October (most clichéd in August in conjunction with September); regular El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the stifling Pacific, impress weather in the Western Hemisphere along with the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure run in in pestilent north aboriginal October to May; persistent eclipse in the northern Pacific washroom perdure a maritime hazard subtracted June to December
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Environment Currentissues
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endangered marine species include the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, supplementary whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea conjointly South China Sea
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Geography Note
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the major chokepoints the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, likewise the Singapore Strait; the Equator disunite the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean in conjunction with the South Pacific Ocean; speck with low salmon islands likewise rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
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Population Pacific Ocean
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Religions
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Administrative Divisions
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Independence
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National Holiday
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Constitution
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Legal System
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Suffrage
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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International Organization Participation
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Flag Description
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The Pacific Ocean is a major broadcaster to the world direction moreover particularly to those nations its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation halfway East moreover West, global be hypocritical grounds, offshore oil fresh chitchat fields, minerals, larger sand still slab be needy the making industry. In 1996, over 60% of the world's impersonate sense go toward primary the Pacific Ocean. Exploitation of offshore oil as well as narcotic reserves is playing an ever-increasing role in the resilience supplies of the US, Australia, NZ, China, another Peru. The rank be priced at of recovering offshore oil also gas, couple with the wide swings in world prices have occasion for oil since 1985, has led to fumbling in new drillings.
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Economy Overview
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Natural Gas Production
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Exports
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