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South Pacific Ocean

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noun

  1. the part of the Pacific Ocean extending S from the Equator to the Antarctic continent.


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For about two months each year, fisherman Faustino Mauloko da Cunha and his son Zacarias spend most of their days in a dugout canoe out at sea in the South Pacific Ocean.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

Tuvalu consists of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

The rodent lives in the tropical forests of its namesake island of Vangunu, part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

From Science Magazine Nov. 26, 2023

On Saturday, an underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific Ocean near Tonga.

From NewsForKids.net Dec. 26, 2022

In voyages to the South Pacific Ocean, the determination of the best passage from the Atlantic is a point of peculiar importance.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew

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