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South Pacific Gyre

major circulating system of ocean currents
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Summary

South Pacific Gyre is an ocean gyre[1]. It draws 792 Wikipedia views per month (ocean gyre category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in or next to body of water: South Pacific Ocean[3]
  • Has part(s): East Australian Current[4], Antarctic Circumpolar Current[5], Humboldt Current[6], Q12369270[7]
  • Has characteristic: South Pacific garbage patch[8]

Why It Matters

South Pacific Gyre has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). South Pacific Gyre. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/south-pacific-gyre
MLA “South Pacific Gyre.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/south-pacific-gyre.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_south-pacific-gyre_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{South Pacific Gyre}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/south-pacific-gyre}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → East Australian Current, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Humboldt Current +1
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'ko', 'nl', 'pt', 'zh']
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Has part(s): Q12369270, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Pacific South Equatorial Current → Q12369270 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q60699236"
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