North Atlantic Garbage Patch

mass of human-made debris in the North Atlantic Ocean
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North Atlantic Garbage Patch

Summary

North Atlantic Garbage Patch is a marine garbage patch[1]. It draws 354 Wikipedia views per month (marine_garbage_patch category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch is on the body of water North Atlantic Ocean[3].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's instance of is recorded as marine garbage patch[4].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's has part is recorded as marine debris[5].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's has part is recorded as microplastics[6].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbwfgr[7].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Atlantic Gyre[8].
  • North Atlantic Garbage Patch's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as north-atlantic-garbage-patch[9].

Why It Matters

North Atlantic Garbage Patch draws 354 Wikipedia views per month (marine_garbage_patch category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). North Atlantic Garbage Patch. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/north-atlantic-garbage-patch
MLA “North Atlantic Garbage Patch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/north-atlantic-garbage-patch.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_north-atlantic-garbage-patch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{North Atlantic Garbage Patch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/north-atlantic-garbage-patch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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