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The World Factbook

Pacific Ocean

Photos of Pacific Ocean

Two orcas (killer whales) breaching near Unimak Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs / Robert Pitman.

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
Figure 2: North Pacific sea floor:
Figure 2: North Pacific sea floor
Figure 3: Southeast Pacific sea floor:
Figure 3: Southeast Pacific sea floor
Figure 4: Southwest Pacific sea floor:
Figure 4: Southwest Pacific sea floor
Figure 5. Southwest Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia:
Figure 5. Southwest Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia

Elevation

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

Environment

Government