pacific ocean

Определение pacific ocean в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas; {i} large ocean which separates eastern Asia from the western United States; The largest of the world's oceans, divided into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It extends from the western Americas to eastern Asia and Australia. the world's largest ocean, covering one third of the Earth's surface between the continents of North and South America to the east and Asia and Australia to the west. Body of salt water extending from the Antarctic region in the south to the Arctic circle in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east. It occupies about one-third of the surface of the earth and is by far the largest of the world's oceans. Its area, excluding adjacent seas, is approximately 63,800,000 sq mi (165,250,000 sq km), twice that of the Atlantic Ocean and more than the whole land area of the globe. Its mean depth is 14,040 ft (4,280 m). The western Pacific is noted for its many peripheral seas; the largest ocean in the world; {i} Pacific
North Pacific Ocean: The northern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending northward from the equator to the Arctic Ocean
South Pacific Ocean: The southern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending southward from the equator to Antarctica
The Pacific Ocean: Pacific