The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.. At 165,250,000 square kilometers (63,800,000 square miles) in area (as defined with …

2025年2月14日 · 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 and South America on the east. Its area, excluding adjacent seas, encompasses about 62.5 million square miles.

2024年6月5日 · Where is the Eastern Pacific Ocean? The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest of the world’s oceanic divisions, is often divided into two major sections: the Western Pacific and the Eastern Pacific. While the Western Pacific, encompassing regions closer to Asia and Australia, is frequently discussed, the

The Tropical Eastern Pacific extends along the Pacific Coast of the Americas, from the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula in the north to northern Peru in the south. It is bounded on the north by the Temperate Northern Pacific realm, and …

2021年3月24日 · It is sandwiched between South and North America to the east and Australia and Asia to the west. Since prehistoric times, people have traveled across the Pacific Ocean, connecting from one continent or landmass to the other.

2022年5月9日 · In the Eastern Pacific, there are two subtropical, semi-permanent high-pressure cells. These are defined oceanic because they are found mostly over the ocean (even if they have great influence on the weather of the adjacent land), and semi-permanent because they move little from day to day.

The Pacific Ocean is bounded on the west by Asia and Australia; and on the east by North-and South America. Geographic features of the Pacific Ocean: Ridges: East Pacific Rise, Nazca Ridge, Mid-Pacific Mountains, Hawaiian Ridge, Emperor Seamounts

2024年11月1日 · The Pacific’s eastern boundary is defined by the western coasts of North and South America. This stretches from the icy shores of Alaska to the southern tip of Chile, encompassing a diverse coastline with varied ecosystems and terrains.

2021年12月7日 · The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean).

In the eastern Pacific, off Central America, is the small Cocos Plate, and west of South America is the Nazca Plate. The Philippine Sea Plate is east of the islands of the same name, and the Eurasian Plate underlies the seas west of the islands of East Asia.