The Pacific ocean -

Pacific ocean is the largest and deepest oceanic division on this earth.
It spreads over one third of the earth.
This large division of the world’s ocean covers 46%of total earth’s water surface.
Surface area of pacific ocean is 165,250,000 sq. km. (about 63,800,000 sq. mi.)
The pacific ocean is almost circular in shape.
The equator subdivides it into two halves northern pacific ocean and southern pacific ocean.
Average depth of this ocean is 4,280 meter (14,040 feet)
It is surrounded by Asia, Australia, North America and South America on all sides.
Maximum depth in the ocean is 10,911 m (35,797 feet).
Most of the islands of this ocean area are of volcanic or coral origin .
The World’s deepest point is challenger deep in Mariana trench with a depth of 10,928, located in western north pacific.
The Second deepest point on the earth is located in southern hemisphere. It is Horizon deep in Tonga trench with a depth of 10,823 meter.
The third deepest point on earth is the Sirena deep which is also located in Mariana trench.
Ferdinand Magellan, who circumnavigated the earth, named the ocean pacific, which means ‘calm’ or ‘peaceful’.
Eastern pacific was first sighted in 16^th century by Europeans when Spanish explorer crossed the isthmus of panama.
Motion of water in ocean is generally clockwise in northern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

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