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

There are between 11,700 and 14,450 Eastern North Pacific gray whales worldwide, which is about half the population of about 27,000 that were around in 2016, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

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 some places, the average location where tropical cyclones reach their peak intensity has shifted poleward - for example the western North Pacific.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

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