North Pacific Ocean
noun
the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.
Origin of North Pacific Ocean
1First 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. RedwayStorms probably blew their boats across the North Pacific Ocean, and thus they found a new home.
Conservation Reader | Harold W. FairbanksA wild wind blew from the southwest, and the mood of the North Pacific Ocean changed.
Alaska | Ella HigginsonThe sunset trembled upon the North Pacific Ocean, changing hourly as the evening wore on.
Alaska | Ella Higginson
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