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Pacific Ocean

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Female humpback whale with her calf. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary shelters humpbacks every winter as they breed and calve their young in the waters off Hawaii. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Ed Lyman.
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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

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