North Pacific Ocean

Details

Instance of

region, ocean, sea

Part of

Pacific Ocean, Northern Hemisphere

Has parts

Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of California, North East Pacific Ocean, North West Pacific Ocean

described by source

Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition

has characteristic

North Pacific Gyre, Great Pacific Garbage Patch

partially coincident with

Central Pacific Ocean

shares border with

South Pacific Ocean

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