North Pacific Ocean

American  

Also North Pacific

noun

1. the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.

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Etymology

Origin of North Pacific Ocean

First recorded in 1780–90 by Captain James Cook

Example Sentences

For a math lesson, her class studied the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

The researchers went to find the plastic degrading microbes in the hotspots of plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

While they are a common sighting in the North Pacific Ocean, these whales are locally extinct in Atlantic waters, where they have not been spotted since the 18th Century.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

Low oxygen levels are routine in those waters, which are fed by a deep, oxygen-depleted current from the North Pacific Ocean that wells up near the coast.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 1, 2023

Two hundred and seven miles away from Fukushima Daiichi, the USS Ronald Reagan was standing by in the North Pacific Ocean.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland