North Pacific

American  

[nawrth puh-sif-ik] / ˈnɔrθ pəˈsɪf ɪk /

noun

1. the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there.

   the disparate economies of the North Pacific.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, often specifically to the North Pacific Ocean itself.

   an expert on North Pacific marine life.

Example Sentences

LNG leaving from Nikiski on Alaska’s southern coast will ship directly across the North Pacific to Tokyo, Seoul and other destinations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The most pronounced warming was observed in the tropical oceans, the South Atlantic, the North Pacific, and the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

In winter, however, the North Pacific High tends to weaken and shift south, allowing atmospheric rivers to reach the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2024

Activists targeted the Kangei Maru's predecessor before 2019, when Japan hunted whales in the Antarctic and North Pacific for what it said were "scientific" purposes.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

The group created a weather-based map that showed the likely path of the radioactive plume from Fukushima swirling across the North Pacific and sweeping onto the west coast of the United States.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland