[jon_smark]

The Pacific has a record of 25,000 islands. The islands which lie entirely within the ocean are grouped as either belonging to Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Melanesia has the largest of the islands of the Pacific, named New Guinea, as well as groups of islands such as New Caledonia, the Bismark Archipelago, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Sana Cruz. Micronesia is situated north of the equator and includes the islands of Kiribati, Mariana Island, the Marshall Islands, and the Caroline Islands. Polynesia ranks as the largest, with such regions as Eastern Island, Tuvalu, Austral Islands, Tokelau, Tuamotu, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. The Pacific islands are classified into four primary types, and they include the uplifted coral platforms, continental islands, coral reefs, and high islands. here

[Cane]

The Pacific Ocean's surface area of 64,000,000 square miles is nearly one-third of the surface of the Earth. The Pacific accounts for 46% of the water surface of Earth. The equator cuts across it to form the South Pacific Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. The ocean further separates the regions of Australia and Asia from the Americas. The Pacific is home to the deepest point known in the world, named the Mariana Trench, at 35,797 feet deep. Plate tectonics have been causing the Pacific to shrink by about 1 inch annually on three sides. The Bering Strait links the Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean in the north, while to the west the Indonesian Seaway connects the Pacific Ocean with the Indian Ocean. The Strait of Magellan acts as a link between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. There are numerous seas along the irregular western margins of the Pacific, including the Yellow Sea, Celebes Sea, Tasman Sea, and the Sea of Japan. Although Magellan came upon a peaceful ocean, tropical storms sometimes affect its islands. The land surrounding the Pacific Rim is mainly home to volcanoes and occasional earthquakes.

[amps]

Due to the Pacific’s depth, its mineral wealth is not extensively exploited. However, natural gas and petroleum are extracted in the shallow coasts of New Zealand and Australia. Pearls are also gathered off the coasts of the Philippines, Australia, Nicaragua, Japan, and Panama, as well as Papua New Guinea. The fish species harvested from the Pacific include shellfish, herring, swordfish, tuna, and salmon. more

[foxstrike]

The Pacific Ocean ranks as the largest of the world’s oceans, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, and subsequently the Indian Ocean. Even before the Europeans sighted the vast ocean, pre-historic communities, such as the Austronesian peoples, had sailed across it. more

[satamusic]

In 1519, the Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan began crossing the Atlantic Ocean in search of a western route that would lead him to the Spice Islands through South America. The small fleet managed to overcome perilous seas and navigate the Straits of Magellan to enter the previously unknown ocean in November 1520. Magellan named this water body Pacific because of the calmness of the ocean at that time. Magellan and his fleet assumed that the Spice Islands were nearby, although they were a thousand miles away from their destination. [links]

[geebus]

The Pacific is the king of oceans in many respects, and when it comes to the amount and diversity of the life that inhabits it, it doesn’t disappoint. Fish is an important source of omega fatty acid- a vital nutrient for humans, and most of the fish we eat come from the Pacific. So it would behoove us to take good care of it.

[Psychoactive]

Pick a Temperature, any Temperature [links]

[Cdecker]

The Pacific is home to more than 25,000 individual islands– more than all the islands contained by all the other oceans. Even in the age of GPS mapping, some experts still believe that we may not have found them all yet. here

[coinguy]

Due to the sub-ducting plate on the floor of this massive ocean, the size of the Pacific actually is reduced by one inch every year. Even so, it has managed to remain the world’s largest ocean for as long as modern human beings have existed.

[marieellis444]

Six Endangered Species Live in the Pacific

[greigmare64]

It Contains the Earth’s Deepest Depth more

[eedcvfrr]

The Atlantic Ocean is situated between the Americas and European/African continents. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest and saltiest ocean in the world.

[hritzen]

It borders India in the North, East Africa, Australia, and the Southern Ocean. Because of the higher water temperature, it has limited marine life. more

[konaya]

The Arctic Ocean is the most diverse in terms of fish species. It has a wide variety of marine species including whales, jellyfish, etc. [links]

[phoebebright]

Pacific means “peaceful” in Latin. It has the deepest trenches with an average depth of 3800m.

[destinbrides]

Pacific ocean is the largest and deepest Ocean of the Earth.

[riX]

These general knowledge questions are very important for all type of exams conducted by FPSC, NTS, KPPSC, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, UTS, PTS, CTS, ATS, ETEAand other testing agencies of Pakistan. [links]

[mattbrown75]

So, Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth’s oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. According to Wikipedia its Area is 165.2 million km²