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"Bathymetry": {
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"continental shelf": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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"continental slope": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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"abyssal plains": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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"mid-ocean ridge": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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"undersea terrain features": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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},
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"ocean trenches": {
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"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>"
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"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)"
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"atolls": {
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"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"
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"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"
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}
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"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 Niño/La Niña 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"
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"Geography - note": {
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"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"
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"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"
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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