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	~~{{Infobox ocean~~
	~~\| name = Pacific Ocean~~
	~~\| area = 165,250,000 km²~~
	~~\| average_depth = 4,280 m~~
	~~\| max_depth = 10,984 m~~
	~~\| bordering_continents = [[Asia]], [[Oceania]], [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Antarctica]]~~
	}}

	The '''Pacific Ocean''' is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth. It lies between [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]] to the west, [[North America]] and [[South America]] to the east, the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north, and the [[Southern Ocean]] near [[Antarctica]] to the south.		The '''Pacific Ocean''' is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth. It lies between [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]] to the west, [[North America]] and [[South America]] to the east, the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north, and the [[Southern Ocean]] near [[Antarctica]] to the south.

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{{Infobox ocean
| name = Pacific Ocean
| area = 165,250,000 km²
| average_depth = 4,280 m
| max_depth = 10,984 m
| bordering_continents = [[Asia]], [[Oceania]], [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Antarctica]]
}}

The '''Pacific Ocean''' is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth. It lies between [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]] to the west, [[North America]] and [[South America]] to the east, the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the north, and the [[Southern Ocean]] near [[Antarctica]] to the south.

The ocean covers a large part of the planet's surface and contains many islands, island groups, seas, trenches, and coastal regions. It is an important area for shipping, fishing, climate systems, naval movement, and international trade.

== Geography ==

The Pacific Ocean stretches from the [[Bering Strait]] in the north to the waters near [[Antarctica]] in the south. Its western edge borders the coasts and island regions of [[Russia]], [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]]. Its eastern edge borders the western coasts of the [[Americas]], including [[Canada]], the [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Central America]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Chile]].

The ocean includes many smaller seas and regional bodies of water. These include the [[Bering Sea]], the [[Sea of Okhotsk]], the [[Sea of Japan]], the [[East China Sea]], the [[South China Sea]], the [[Philippine Sea]], the [[Coral Sea]], and the [[Tasman Sea]].

Several major island regions are located in the Pacific Ocean. These include [[Melanesia]], [[Micronesia]], and [[Polynesia]]. Important islands and island groups include [[New Guinea]], [[Borneo]], [[Honshu]], [[New Zealand]], [[Hawaii]], the [[Philippines]], and many smaller island chains across [[Oceania]].

== Ocean floor ==

The Pacific Ocean contains some of the deepest known parts of the world's oceans. The [[Mariana Trench]] is located in the western Pacific and contains the [[Challenger Deep]], the deepest known point on Earth.

The ocean floor also contains ridges, trenches, seamounts, volcanic island chains, and large abyssal plains. Many of these features are connected to tectonic activity around the Pacific basin.

== Climate and natural activity ==

The Pacific Ocean has a major influence on global climate. Large-scale climate patterns such as [[El Niño]] and [[La Niña]] develop in the tropical Pacific and affect rainfall, storms, ocean temperatures, and agricultural conditions in many regions.

The Pacific basin is also associated with the [[Ring of Fire]], a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity along the edges of the ocean. This zone includes parts of [[Japan]], [[Indonesia]], [[New Zealand]], the western coast of the [[Americas]], and several island arcs.

Tropical cyclones form in different parts of the Pacific. These storms are known as typhoons in the western Pacific and hurricanes in the eastern and central Pacific.

== Human activity ==

The Pacific Ocean has long been used for migration, trade, fishing, and communication between coastal and island societies. Many Pacific island communities developed navigation systems based on stars, winds, currents, and wave patterns.

In later periods, the ocean became a major route for European, American, Asian, and Oceanian trade. Ports around the Pacific grew through shipping, naval activity, fishing, and the movement of goods between continents.

Modern Pacific trade routes connect [[East Asia]], [[North America]], [[South America]], and [[Oceania]]. The ocean remains important for container shipping, energy transport, undersea communication cables, and maritime security.

== Political and economic importance ==

The Pacific Ocean borders many states and territories. Control over ports, islands, fishing zones, naval routes, and offshore resources has made the region important in diplomacy, commerce, and military planning.

The ocean includes several exclusive economic zones. These zones are used for fishing rights, seabed resources, shipping regulation, and environmental management. Disputes over islands, reefs, maritime borders, and navigation rights have occurred in several parts of the Pacific basin.

== Environment ==

The Pacific Ocean contains a wide range of marine environments, including coral reefs, deep-sea trenches, open-ocean ecosystems, kelp forests, mangroves, and coastal wetlands. These environments support fish, marine mammals, seabirds, corals, mollusks, and many other forms of marine life.

Environmental issues in the Pacific include overfishing, plastic pollution, coral reef damage, coastal development, oil pollution, and the effects of climate change. Rising sea levels are especially important for low-lying islands and coastal settlements.

== See also ==

* [[Atlantic Ocean]]
* [[Indian Ocean]]
* [[Southern Ocean]]
* [[Arctic Ocean]]
* [[Oceania]]
* [[Asia]]
* [[North America]]
* [[South America]]
* [[Ring of Fire]]

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