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North Pacific Ocean

American  
Also North Pacific

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of North Pacific Ocean

First recorded in 1780–90 by Captain James Cook

Example Sentences

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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