Pacific Ocean


Pacific Ocean

geographical name

Definition of PACIFIC OCEAN

ocean extending from the arctic circle to the antarctic regions & from W North America & W S. America to E Asia & Australia area 69,375,000 square miles (180,375,000 square kilometers); often divided into North Pacific Ocean & South Pacific Ocean

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