South Pacific Ocean
Americannoun
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One thing he'd still like to tick off his bucket list is visiting the remote island of Tuvalu in the South Pacific Ocean, which sounds like a pitch for a new TV show in itself.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2025
The opportunity to compete for an Olympic medal in Tahiti’s Teahupo’o, considered one of the world’s heaviest waves because the South Pacific Ocean dumps abruptly over a razor-sharp, shallow coral reef.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024
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
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
This may arise from the ranges of the mountain currents of air and the winds from the South Pacific Ocean along the inland plains, and the cool atmosphere around our snow-clad mountains.
From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry
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