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},
"Bathymetry": {
"continental shelf": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Astrid Ridge (see also Figure 4)<br>Belgrano Bank<br>Gunnerus Ridge (see also Figure 4)<br>Hayes Bank<br>Iselin Bank"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental shelf of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Astrid Ridge (see also Figure 4)<br>Belgrano Bank<br>Gunnerus Ridge (see also Figure 4)<br>Hayes Bank<br>Iselin Bank"
},
"continental slope": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the continental slope of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Amery Basin (Figure 4)<br>Filchner Trough<br>Hillary Canyon<br>Pobeda Canyon (Figure 3)"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental slope of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Amery Basin (Figure 4)<br>Filchner Trough<br>Hillary Canyon<br>Pobeda Canyon (Figure 3)"
},
"abyssal plains": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the abyssal plains of the Southern Ocean (see Figures 2, 3, and 4):<br><br>Amundsen (Abyssal) Plain<br>Enderby (Abyssal) Plain<br>South Indian/Australian-Antarctic Basin<br>Southeast Pacific/Bellinghausen Basin<br>Weddell (Abyssal) Plain"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the abyssal plains of the Southern Ocean (see Figures 2, 3, and 4):<br><br>Amundsen (Abyssal) Plain<br>Enderby (Abyssal) Plain<br>South Indian/Australian-Antarctic Basin<br>Southeast Pacific/Bellinghausen Basin<br>Weddell (Abyssal) Plain"
},
"mid-ocean ridge": {
"text": "the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges found on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)"
"text": "the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)"
},
"undersea terrain features": {
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features found on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Akopov Seamounts (Figure 3)<br>De Gerlache Seamounts (see also Figure 3, 4)<br>Endurance Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Marie Byrd Seamount (see also Figure 3)<br>Maud Rise (see also Figure 4)<br>Scott Seamounts (see also Figure 3)"
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Akopov Seamounts (Figure 3)<br>De Gerlache Seamounts (see also Figure 3, 4)<br>Endurance Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Marie Byrd Seamount (see also Figure 3)<br>Maud Rise (see also Figure 4)<br>Scott Seamounts (see also Figure 3)"
},
"ocean trenches": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of ocean trenches found on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>South Sandwich Trench (Figure 4; the deepest location in the Southern Ocean)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches on the floor of the Southern Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>South Sandwich Trench (Figure 4; the deepest location in the Southern Ocean)"
},
"atolls": {
"text": "due to the extremely cold water, there are no atolls in the Southern Ocean"
"text": "none, due to the extremely cold water"
}
},
"Elevation": {
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"text": "the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic, coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds"
}
},
"People and Society": {
},
"Environment": {
"Environmental issues": {
"text": "natural and man-made changes to the ocean's physical, chemical, and biological systems&nbsp;"

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},
"Bathymetry": {
"continental shelf": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Exmouth Plateau<br>Indus Canyon <br>The Swatch of No Ground/Ganges Canyon (Bay of Bengal)<br>Sunda Shelf</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental shelf of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Exmouth Plateau<br>Indus Canyon <br>The Swatch of No Ground/Ganges Canyon (Bay of Bengal)<br>Sunda Shelf"
},
"continental slope": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of features found on the continental slope of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Bengal Fan<br>Indus Fan</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental slope of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Bengal Fan<br>Indus Fan"
},
"abyssal plains": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of features found on the abyssal plains of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Arabian Basin<br>Crozet Basin<br>Madagascar Basin<br>Mid-Indian Basin<br>Mozambique Basin<br>Wharton Basin</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the abyssal plains of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Arabian Basin<br>Crozet Basin<br>Madagascar Basin<br>Mid-Indian Basin<br>Mozambique Basin<br>Wharton Basin"
},
"mid-ocean ridge": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges found on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Central Indian Ridge<br>Davie Ridge<br>Southeast Indian Ridge<br>Southwest Indian Ridge</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Central Indian Ridge<br>Davie Ridge<br>Southeast Indian Ridge<br>Southwest Indian Ridge"
},
"undersea terrain features": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of undersea terrain features found on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Andaman-Nicobar Ridge<br>Chagos-Laccadive Ridge<br>Kerguelen Plateau<br>Madagascar Plateau<br>Mascarene Plateau<br>Mozambique Plateau<br>Ninetyeast Ridge</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Andaman-Nicobar Ridge<br>Chagos-Laccadive Ridge<br>Kerguelen Plateau<br>Madagascar Plateau<br>Mascarene Plateau<br>Mozambique Plateau<br>Ninetyeast Ridge"
},
"ocean trenches": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of ocean trenches found on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Java/Sunda Trench (deepest point in the Indian Ocean)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches on the floor of the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Java/Sunda Trench (deepest point in the Indian Ocean)"
},
"atolls": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of atolls found in the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2):</p> <p>Bassas da India<br>Chagos Archipelago/Diego Garcia<br>Europa Island<br>Juan de Nova Island<br>Lakshadweep Islands<br>Maldive Islands<br>Seychelles</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of atolls in the Indian Ocean (see Figure 2): <br><br>Bassas da India<br>Chagos Archipelago/Diego Garcia<br>Europa Island<br>Juan de Nova Island<br>Lakshadweep Islands<br>Maldive Islands<br>Seychelles"
}
},
"Elevation": {

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"text": "more than one quarter of the Arctic sea floor; the Eurasian shelf is very wide, extending out 1,500 km (930 mi), and is the largest continental shelf in the world<br><br>the following are examples of continental-shelf features in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Barents Shelf<br>Beaufort Shelf<br>Davis Sill<br>Chukchi Shelf<br>East Siberian Shelf<br>Kara Shelf<br>Laptev Shelf<br>Lincoln Shelf"
},
"continental slope": {
"text": "the following are examples of continental-slope features found in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Litke Trough<br>Novaya Zemlya Trough<br>Svyataya Anna Trough (Saint Anna Trough)<br>Voronin Trough"
"text": "the following are examples of continental-slope features in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Litke Trough<br>Novaya Zemlya Trough<br>Svyataya Anna Trough (Saint Anna Trough)<br>Voronin Trough"
},
"abyssal plains": {
"text": "the following are examples of abyssal-plain features found in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Baffin Basin<br>Canada Basin<br>Fram/Amundsen Basin<br>Greenland Abyssal Plain<br>Iceland Basin<br>Makarov Basin<br>Molloy Deep (deepest point in the Arctic Ocean)<br>Nansen Basin<br>Norwegian Basin"
"text": "the following are examples of abyssal-plain features in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Baffin Basin<br>Canada Basin<br>Fram/Amundsen Basin<br>Greenland Abyssal Plain<br>Iceland Basin<br>Makarov Basin<br>Molloy Deep (deepest point in the Arctic Ocean)<br>Nansen Basin<br>Norwegian Basin"
},
"mid-ocean ridge": {
"text": "the following are examples of <em>mid-ocean ridges</em> found in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Gakkel Ridge<br>Mohns Ridge"
"text": "the following are examples of <em>mid-ocean ridges</em> in the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Gakkel Ridge<br>Mohns Ridge"
},
"undersea terrain features": {
"text": "<p>the following are examples of undersea terrain features found on the floor of the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Lomonosov Ridge<br>Gakkel Ridge<br>Alpha Ridge<br>Mendeleev Rise<br>Chukchi Plateau</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Arctic Ocean (see Figure 2):<br><br>Lomonosov Ridge<br>Gakkel Ridge<br>Alpha Ridge<br>Mendeleev Rise<br>Chukchi Plateau"
},
"ocean trenches": {
"text": "there are no ocean trenches on the Arctic sea floor"
"text": "none"
},
"atolls": {
"text": "there are no atolls found in the Arctic Ocean"
"text": "none"
}
},
"Elevation": {
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"Government": {
"Country name": {
"etymology": {
"text": "the name comes from the Greek word <em>arktikos </em>meaning \"near the bear\" or \"northern,\" and that word derives from <em>arktos</em>, meaning \"bear\"; the name refers either to the constellation Ursa Major, the \"Great Bear,\" which is prominent in the northern celestial sphere, or to the constellation Ursa Minor, the \"Little Bear,\" which contains Polaris, the North (Pole) Star"
"text": "the name comes from the Greek word <em>arktikos </em>meaning \"near the bear\" or \"northern,\" and that word derives from <em>arktos</em>, meaning \"bear;\" the name refers either to the constellation Ursa Major, the \"Great Bear,\" which is prominent in the northern celestial sphere, or to the constellation Ursa Minor, the \"Little Bear,\" which contains Polaris, the North (Pole) Star"
}
}
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},
"Bathymetry": {
"continental shelf": {
"text": "the passive margins of the Atlantic Ocean provide for wide continental shelves in North America, Northwest Europe, and the southern coast of South America <br><br>the following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>Blake Plateau (Figure 5)<br>Celtic Shelf (Figure 2)<br>Dogger Bank (Figure 2) <br>Flemish Cap (Figure 2) <br>Falkland Plateau (Figure 3) <br>Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Figure 2) <br>Great Bahama Bank (Figure 5)<br>Little Bahama Bank (Figure 5)<br>Tunisian Plateau (Figure 4)<br>Yucatán Shelf (Figure 5)</p>"
"text": "the passive margins of the Atlantic Ocean provide for wide continental shelves in North America, Northwest Europe, and the southern coast of South America <br><br>the following are examples of features on the continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>Blake Plateau (Figure 5)<br>Celtic Shelf (Figure 2)<br>Dogger Bank (Figure 2) <br>Flemish Cap (Figure 2) <br>Falkland Plateau (Figure 3) <br>Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Figure 2) <br>Great Bahama Bank (Figure 5)<br>Little Bahama Bank (Figure 5)<br>Tunisian Plateau (Figure 4)<br>Yucatán Shelf (Figure 5)"
},
"continental slope": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the continental slope of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>Amazon Cone (Figure 3)<br>Congo Fan (Figure 3)<br>Hudson Canyon (Figure 5)<br>Mississippi Fan (Figure 5)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental slope of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>Amazon Cone (Figure 3)<br>Congo Fan (Figure 3)<br>Hudson Canyon (Figure 5)<br>Mississippi Fan (Figure 5)"
},
"abyssal plains": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the abyssal plains of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>Angola Basin (Figure 3)<br>Agulhas Basin (Figure 3) <br>Argentine Basin (Figure 3) <br>Brazil Basin (Figure 3)<br>Canary Basin (Figure 2) <br>Cape Basin (Figure 3)<br>Colombia Basin (Figure 2) <br>Labrador Basin (Figure 2) <br>Mexico Basin (Figure 2)<br>Newfoundland Basin (Figure 2) <br>North American Basin (Figure 2) <br>Venezuela Basin (Figure 2)<br>West European Basin (Figure 2)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the abyssal plains of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>Angola Basin (Figure 3)<br>Agulhas Basin (Figure 3) <br>Argentine Basin (Figure 3) <br>Brazil Basin (Figure 3)<br>Canary Basin (Figure 2) <br>Cape Basin (Figure 3)<br>Colombia Basin (Figure 2) <br>Labrador Basin (Figure 2) <br>Mexico Basin (Figure 2)<br>Newfoundland Basin (Figure 2) <br>North American Basin (Figure 2) <br>Venezuela Basin (Figure 2)<br>West European Basin (Figure 2)"
},
"mid-ocean ridge": {
"text": "the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone displaces the mid-ocean ridge 350 km to the west, separating the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the Reykjanes Ridge; the Romanche Fracture Zone, located near the equator, offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 900 km and is considered the dividing line between the North and South Atlantic Oceans <br><br>the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>East Mediterranean Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Figures 2, 3)<br>Reykjanes Ridge (Figure 2)</p>"
"text": "the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone displaces the mid-ocean ridge 350 km to the west, separating the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the Reykjanes Ridge; the Romanche Fracture Zone, located near the equator, offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 900 km and is considered the dividing line between the North and South Atlantic Oceans <br><br>the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>East Mediterranean Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Figures 2, 3)<br>Reykjanes Ridge (Figure 2)"
},
"undersea terrain features": {
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>Bermuda Rise (Figure 2)<br>Cape Verde Plateau (Figure 2)<br>New England Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Rio Grande Plateau (Figure 3)<br>Rockall Plateau (Figure 2)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>Bermuda Rise (Figure 2)<br>Cape Verde Plateau (Figure 2)<br>New England Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Rio Grande Plateau (Figure 3)<br>Rockall Plateau (Figure 2)"
},
"ocean trenches": {
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches found on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br> <p>Cayman Trench (Caribbean Sea) (Figure 2)<br>Hellenic Trench (Mediterranean Sea) (Figure 4)<br>Puerto Rico Trench (Figure 2); note - deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean <br>South Sandwich Trench (South Atlantic) (Figure 3)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean:<br><br>Cayman Trench (Caribbean Sea) (Figure 2)<br>Hellenic Trench (Mediterranean Sea) (Figure 4)<br>Puerto Rico Trench (Figure 2) - deepest point in the Atlantic<br>South Sandwich Trench (South Atlantic) (Figure 3)"
},
"atolls": {
"text": "Rocas Atoll (Brazil) is the only atoll in the South Atlantic"
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"text": "major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean"
}
},
"People and Society": {
},
"Environment": {
"Environmental issues": {
"text": "endangered marine species; fishery issues (over-fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift-net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills, improperly disposed waste); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea"

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},
"Bathymetry": {
"continental shelf": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the continental shelf of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>Arafura Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Sahul Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Sunda Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Taiwan Banks (Figure 5)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental shelf of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>Arafura Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Sahul Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Sunda Shelf (Figure 5)<br>Taiwan Banks (Figure 5)"
},
"continental slope": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the continental slope of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>Pribilof Canyon (Figure 2)<br>Zhemchug Canyon (Figure 2; deepest submarine canyon)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the continental slope of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>Pribilof Canyon (Figure 2)<br>Zhemchug Canyon (Figure 2; deepest submarine canyon)"
},
"abyssal plains": {
"text": "the following are examples of features found on the abyssal plains of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>Aleutian Basin (Figure 2)<br>Central Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Northeast Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Northwest Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Philippine Basin (Figure 4)<br>Southwest Pacific Basin (Figure 4)<br>Tasman Basin (Figure 4)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of features on the abyssal plains of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>Aleutian Basin (Figure 2)<br>Central Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Northeast Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Northwest Pacific Basin (Figure 2)<br>Philippine Basin (Figure 4)<br>Southwest Pacific Basin (Figure 4)<br>Tasman Basin (Figure 4)"
},
"mid-ocean ridge": {
"text": "the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>East Pacific Rise (Figure 3)<br>Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>East Pacific Rise (Figure 3)<br>Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)"
},
"undersea terrain features": {
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>Caroline Seamounts (Figure 5)<br>East Mariana Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Emperor Seamount Chain (Figure 2)<br>Hawaiian Ridge (Figure 2)<br>Lord Howe Seamount Chain (Figure 4)<br>Louisville Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Kapingamarangi (Ontong-Java) Rise (Figure 5; largest submarine plateau)<br>Macclesfield Bank (Figure 5)<br>Marshall Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Magellan Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Mid-Pacific Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Reed Tablemount (Figure 5)<br>Shatsky Rise (Figure 2; third-largest submarine plateau)<br>Tonga-Kermadec Ridge (Figure 4)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>Caroline Seamounts (Figure 5)<br>East Mariana Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Emperor Seamount Chain (Figure 2)<br>Hawaiian Ridge (Figure 2)<br>Lord Howe Seamount Chain (Figure 4)<br>Louisville Ridge (Figure 4)<br>Kapingamarangi (Ontong-Java) Rise (Figure 5; largest submarine plateau)<br>Macclesfield Bank (Figure 5)<br>Marshall Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Magellan Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Mid-Pacific Seamounts (Figure 2)<br>Reed Tablemount (Figure 5)<br>Shatsky Rise (Figure 2; third-largest submarine plateau)<br>Tonga-Kermadec Ridge (Figure 4)"
},
"ocean trenches": {
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br> <p>Aleutian Trench (Figure 2)<br>Chile Trench (Figure 3)<br>Izu-Ogasawara Trench (Figure 2)<br>Japan Trench (Figure 2)<br>Kermadec Trench (Figures 3, 4)<br>Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Figure 2)<br>Manus Trench (Figure 4)<br>Mariana Trench (Figures 2, 4; deepest ocean trench)<br>Middle America Trench (Figure 3)<br>Nansei-Shoto Trench (Figure 5)<br>Palau Trench (Figures 2, 4)<br>Philippine Trench (Figure 4)<br>Peru-Chile Trench (Figure 3)<br>South New Hebrides Trench (Figure 4)<br>Tonga Trench (Figures 3, 4)<br>Yap Trench (Figures 2, 4)</p>"
"text": "the following are examples of ocean trenches on the floor of the Pacific Ocean:<br><br>Aleutian Trench (Figure 2)<br>Chile Trench (Figure 3)<br>Izu-Ogasawara Trench (Figure 2)<br>Japan Trench (Figure 2)<br>Kermadec Trench (Figures 3, 4)<br>Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Figure 2)<br>Manus Trench (Figure 4)<br>Mariana Trench (Figures 2, 4; deepest ocean trench)<br>Middle America Trench (Figure 3)<br>Nansei-Shoto Trench (Figure 5)<br>Palau Trench (Figures 2, 4)<br>Philippine Trench (Figure 4)<br>Peru-Chile Trench (Figure 3)<br>South New Hebrides Trench (Figure 4)<br>Tonga Trench (Figures 3, 4)<br>Yap Trench (Figures 2, 4)"
},
"atolls": {
"text": "the following are examples of atolls found in the Pacific Ocean, and because they are also countries or territories, they have entries in <em>The World Factbook</em> with additional information:<br><br>Federated States of Micronesia<br>French Polynesia<br>Kiribati<br>Marshall Islands<br>Midway Island<br>Tonga<br>Tuvalu<br>Vanuatu<br>Wake Island"
"text": "the following are examples of atolls in the Pacific Ocean, and because they are also countries or territories, they have entries in <em>The World Factbook</em> with additional information:<br><br>Federated States of Micronesia<br>French Polynesia<br>Kiribati<br>Marshall Islands<br>Midway Island<br>Tonga<br>Tuvalu<br>Vanuatu<br>Wake Island"
}
},
"Elevation": {
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"text": "surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the \"Pacific Ring of Fire\"; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis, caused by volcanic or seismic events, occur within the \"Pacific Ring of Fire\"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Ni&ntilde;o/La Ni&ntilde;a phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December"
},
"Geography - note": {
"text": "the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes; the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin, averaging 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in depth"
"text": "the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes; the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin, averaging 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in depth"
}
},
"People and Society": {