North Pacific Ocean


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

Origin of North Pacific Ocean

1
First recorded in 1780–90 by Captain James Cook
  • Also North Pacific .

Words Nearby North Pacific Ocean

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How to use North Pacific Ocean in a sentence

  • Discouraging accounts have been received respecting the whale fleet in the North Pacific Ocean.

  • The pelts of the sea-otter are obtained mainly in the North Pacific Ocean.

    Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
  • Storms probably blew their boats across the North Pacific Ocean, and thus they found a new home.

    Conservation Reader | Harold W. Fairbanks
  • A wild wind blew from the southwest, and the mood of the North Pacific Ocean changed.

    Alaska | Ella Higginson
  • The sunset trembled upon the North Pacific Ocean, changing hourly as the evening wore on.

    Alaska | Ella Higginson