Pacific Ocean

ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
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Pacific Ocean
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The Pacific Ocean is an ocean [1][2]. It covers an area of 161.8M [3].

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: international waters[3]
  • Shares border with: Indian Ocean[4]
  • Inflows: Duck Creek[5], Raft River[6], Moclips River[7], Camp Creek[8], Whale Creek[9], Patía River[10], San Juan River[11], Tone River[12], Moche River[13], Klinaklini River[14], Aan River[15], Pisco River[16], Aniakchak River[17], Dumbéa[18]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Pacific Ocean include Pacific Time Zone[19], a standard time zone in North America[20], in United States[21]; War of the Pacific[22], a war[23], in Peru[24]; Pacific Rim[25], a drainage basin[26]; Pacific Surfliner[27], a named passenger train service[28], in United States[29], founded in 2000[30]; Indian Pacific[31], a named passenger train service[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1970[34]; Taiheiyō Belt[35], an industrial region[36], in Japan[37]; Pacific Alliance[38], an international organization[39], in Internationality[40], founded in 2011[41]; and Seattle Pacific University[42], a private university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1891[45], headquartered in Seattle[46].

Why It Matters

Pacific Ocean has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Pacific Time Zone[19], a standard time zone in North America[20], in United States[21]; War of the Pacific[22], a war[23], in Peru[24]; Pacific Rim[25], a drainage basin[26]; Pacific Surfliner[27], a named passenger train service[28], in United States[29], founded in 2000[30]; Indian Pacific[31], a named passenger train service[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1970[34]; and Taiheiyō Belt[35], an industrial region[36], in Japan[37].

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Class ancestry

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  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x114503
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  2. 22d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → pacific-ocean
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