Pacific Ocean

Summary

Pacific Ocean is an ocean^[1]. It draws 6,595 Wikipedia views per month (ocean category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pacific Ocean is located in international waters^[3].
• Pacific Ocean's instance of is recorded as ocean^[4].
• Pacific Ocean's shares border with is recorded as Indian Ocean^[5].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Duck Creek^[6].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Raft River^[7].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Moclips River^[8].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Camp Creek^[9].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Whale Creek^[10].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Patía River^[11].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as San Juan River^[12].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Tone River^[13].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Moche River^[14].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Klinaklini River^[15].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Aan River^[16].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Pisco River^[17].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Aniakchak River^[18].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Dumbéa^[19].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Sagami River^[20].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Wailua River^[21].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Güiza River^[22].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Yoshino River^[23].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Ōi River^[24].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Kitakami River^[25].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Ayampe River^[26].
• Pacific Ocean's inflows is recorded as Kaukonahua River^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Pacific Ocean include War of the Pacific^[28], a war^[29], in Peru^[30]; Pacific Time Zone^[31], a standard time zone in North America^[32], in United States^[33]; Pacific Surfliner^[34], a named passenger train service^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2000^[37]; Indian Pacific^[38], a named passenger train service^[39], in Australia^[40], founded in 1970^[41]; Seattle Pacific University^[42], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1891^[45], headquartered in Seattle^[46]; Taiheiyō Belt^[47], an industrial region^[48], in Japan^[49]; Pacific County^[50], a county of Washington^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1851^[53]; and Pacific Rim^[54], a drainage basin^[55].

Why It Matters

Pacific Ocean draws 6,595 Wikipedia views per month (ocean category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include War of the Pacific^[28], a war^[29], in Peru^[30]; Pacific Time Zone^[31], a standard time zone in North America^[32], in United States^[33]; Pacific Surfliner^[34], a named passenger train service^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2000^[37]; Indian Pacific^[38], a named passenger train service^[39], in Australia^[40], founded in 1970^[41]; Seattle Pacific University^[42], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1891^[45], headquartered in Seattle^[46]; and Taiheiyō Belt^[47], an industrial region^[48], in Japan^[49].