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Topic: Pacific disambiguation


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  Pacific Ocean information - Search.com
As the Pacific straddles the ± 180° longitude where East becomes West, the Asian side of the ocean (where latitudes are E) is correctly referred to as East Pacific and the opposite side (eastwards) where latitudes are W is the West Pacific.
The surface circulation of Pacific waters is generally clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere (the North Pacific Gyre) and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the southwestern corner of the Pacific lie the islands of Melanesia, dominated by New Guinea.
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  Pacific Ocean article - Pacific Ocean pacific (disambiguation) Earth's Oceans Atlantic Ocean Arctic - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The surface circulation of Pacific waters is generally clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Almost all of the smaller islands of the Pacific lie between 30 deg north and 30 deg south latitude, extending from South-east Asia to Easter Island; the rest of the Pacific Basin is almost devoid of land.
In the southwestern corner of the Pacific lie the islands of Melanesia, dominated by New Guinea.
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 Pacific Ocean Summary
Along the Pacific Ocean's irregular western margins lie many seas, the largest of which are the Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea.
The lands around the Pacific rim are full of volcanoes and often affected by earthquakes.
It separates the deeper, alkeline igneous rock of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of acidic igneous rock on its margins.
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 Pacific (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean, the largest (A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere) ocean in the world.
The name Pacific is often given to (A locomotive powered by a steam engine) steam locomotives of the (additional info and facts about 4-6-2) 4-6-2 (additional info and facts about wheel arrangement) wheel arrangement.
A private Oregonian college, (additional info and facts about Pacific University) Pacific University.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/pacific_(disambiguation).htm   (103 words)

  
 Pacific Ocean - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Pacific Ocean (from the French pacifique, meaning peaceful) is the world's largest body of water.
Along the Pacific Ocean's irregular margins lie many seas, the largest of which are the Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea and Yellow Sea.
Almost all of the smaller islands of the Pacific lie between 30 deg north and 30 deg south latitude, extending from South-east Asia to Easter Island; the rest of the Pacific Basin is almost entirely submerged.
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 Bambooweb: Pacific Ocean
The surface circulation of Pacific waters is generally clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Within the area of the Pacific, five distinctively different climatic regions exist: the mid-latitude westerlies, the trades, the monsoon region, the typhoon region, and the doldrums.
Almost all of the smaller islands of the Pacific lie between 30 deg north and 30 deg south latitude, extending from South-east Asia to Easter Island; the rest of the Pacific Basin is almost devoid of land.
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 pacific - OneLook Dictionary Search
Pacific, pacific : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include pacific: pacific rim, pacific cod, pacific time, pacific yew, pacific islands, more...
Words similar to pacific: pacifically, peaceable, pacific ocean, more...
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 ipedia.com: Pacific (disambiguation) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pacific can mean: The Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean in the world.
Pacific, Missouri, a place in the State of Missouri in the United States of America The name Pacific is often given to steam locomo...
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.ipedia.com /pacific__disambiguation_.html   (153 words)

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