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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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From August through October, meltwater and rainfall add mass to the oceans, pushing Earth's center of mass toward the South Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The eclipse will begin over the South Pacific Ocean and will move diagonally across Mexico, the United States and Canada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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

Geography Tokelau Location: Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Geographic coordinates:

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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