Pacific Ocean
Recent News
Aug. 27, 2024, 3:17 AM ET (AP)
What is the Pacific Islands Forum? How a summit for the world's tiniest nations became a global draw
Aug. 26, 2024, 10:00 PM ET (AP)
Tropical Storm Hone moves past Hawaii as two other cyclones stay active in the Pacific Ocean
Aug. 26, 2024, 9:21 PM ET (AP)
The worldwide catastrophe of rising seas especially imperils Pacific paradises, Guterres says
Aug. 23, 2024, 6:43 AM ET (AP)
New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence
Aug. 22, 2024, 6:30 PM ET (AP)
Tropical Storm Hone forms in the central Pacific Ocean, Gilma still a Category 3 hurricane
Top Questions
Where is the Pacific Ocean located?
Where is the Pacific Ocean located?
How far from north to south does the Pacific Ocean extend?
How far from north to south does the Pacific Ocean extend?
What is the temperature of the deep zone of the Pacific Ocean?
What is the temperature of the deep zone of the Pacific Ocean?
What is the salinity of the Pacific Ocean?
What is the salinity of the Pacific Ocean?
What is the deepest region of the Pacific Ocean?
What is the deepest region of the Pacific Ocean?
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 America and South America on the east. Of the three major oceans, the Pacific is by far the largest, occupying about one-third of the surface of the globe. Its area, excluding the South China Sea, encompasses about 62.5 million square miles (161.76 million square km). It has double the area and more than double the water volume of the Atlantic Ocean—the next largest division of ...(100 of 7311 words)