Pacific+Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN



Rank: Largest Ocean, 30% of globe.

Location: Body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere.

Coordinates: 0 ° N, 160 ° W

Area: 155.557 million sq. km.

Includes the following seas: Bali, Sea, Bering Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Phillippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea.

Current Environmental Issues: Endangered marine species include the sea lion, turtles, whales, ect. Oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea.

Deepest Point: Challenger Deep
 * Maximum Depth: 10.924 m.
 * Location Corrdinates: 11° N, 142° W
 * Origin of Name: Challenger Deep got its name from the British Ship, Challenger II
 * Oceanic Trench: Mariana Trench
 * Overview: The Mariana Trench is the deepest known point on earth.
 * The pressure at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench is over 8 tons per sq. inch.