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The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south.

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Earthquake Belts of the Pacific Ocean	Christmas [Kiritimati] Island [Pacific Ocean] (Kiribati). (Nautical chart) original scale 1:250,000 D.M.A. 1977	Volcanic Areas of the Pacific	War In The Pacific National Historical Park [Guam ]
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mumbaki (ifugao) 10th February 2009	is there really only 5 oceans in the worlod?is the existence of the atlantis a myth or a fact?DKQXE
captian obvious 26th January 2006	Wouldn't it be a good idea to mention the Mariana Trench? You know, considering it's, uhh, the lowest place on Earth's crust...

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