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| | Pacific Ocean. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | The principal arms of the Pacific Ocean are (in the north) the Bering Sea; (in the east) the Gulf of California; (in the south) Ross Sea; and (in the west) the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, and the Yellow, East China, South China, Philippine, Coral, and Tasman seas. | | | Scattered around the Pacific and rising from the ocean floor are high volcanic islands (such as the Hawaiian Islands) and low coral islands (such as those of Oceania). | | | The approximately 20,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean are concentrated in the south and west. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/65/pa/PacificO.html
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| | Pacific Ocean - Simple English Wikipedia |
| | Many of the Earth's volcanos are either islands in the Pacific, or are on continents within a few hundred kilometres of the ocean's edge. | | | When an earthquake happens under the sea, the sudden violent jerk causes a tsunami. | | | The Pacific Ocean is the body of all the salt water between Asia and Australasia in the west, the Americas in the east, the Southern Ocean to the south, and the Arctic Ocean to the north. |
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http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean
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| | The Pacific Whale Foundation Difference |
| | The Society for Marine Mammalogy chose from scientific abstracts submitted by researchers around the world to select those that would be presented at the conference. | | | Wednesday, Sept. 8: Hawaiians and the Sea: Travel through time from the world of the ancient Hawaiians to the present, to understand Hawaiian attitudes and approaches to the ocean around us. | | | The researchers worked primarily out of Imperia, located on the coast of northwestern Italy, just north of Corsica in a part of the Mediterranean known as the Ligurian Sea. |
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http://www.pacificwhale.org/news/archive1999.html
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| | Tsunami - Pacific Ocean Warnings |
| | Unfortunately, there is not a similar old man on all the edges of the Pacific Ocean to save his neighbors from incoming killer waves. | | | This page will also show some examples of what different countries ask of their citizens in a tsunami. | | | For people living on the banks of the Pacific Ocean, tsunami drills may not be out of the question. |
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http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/SZYMANMM
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| | Pacific Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Along the Pacific Ocean's irregular western margins lie many seas, the largest of which are the Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, Tasman Sea, and Yellow Sea. | | | Examples include Banaba (formerly Ocean Island) and Makatea in the Tuamotu group of French Polynesia. | | | The ocean was sighted by Europeans early in the 16th century, first by Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1513) and then by Ferdinand Magellan, who crossed the Pacific during his circumnavigation (1519-1522). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | Some of the major marginal seas of the Pacific are the Bering Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Coral Sea, the Tasman Sea, the Ross Sea, and the Gulf of California. | | | Researchers recently tested a plan to control global warming in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. | | | The Pacific also contains more islands than the total number in the rest of the world. |
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http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/nature_gallery/pacificocean.html
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| | North Pacific Ocean Theme Page |
| | This theme page is a resource for investigating the biology, chemistry, geology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the North Pacific Ocean. | | | It provides a forum for accessing, presenting and discussing historical information, as well as new ideas, plans and research results. |
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http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | The ragfish, Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington, 1880: a synthesis of historical and recent records from the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. | | | The dusky rockfishes (Teleostei: Scorpaeniformes) of the North Pacific Ocean: resurrection of Sebastes variabilis (Pallas, 1814) and a redescription of Sebastes ciliatus (Tilesius, 1813). | | | Pacific Ocean: Bibliography - Bibliography See G. Soule, The Greatest Depths (1970); E. Dodge, Beyond the Capes (1971); J. Pacific Ocean: Physical Geography - Physical Geography Extent and Seas The Pacific Ocean extends from the arctic to antarctic regions... |
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http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0837240.html
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| | This page displays and discusses some early maps of the Pacific Ocean. | | | This is a very unusual map of the Pacific - a mirror image of the Pacific with east (with the island of California) on the left and west (with Japan obvious) on the right. | | | A modern map of the Pacific Ocean, with a similar projection to that used in several of the maps above. |
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http://www.prigsbee.com/maps/pacific.html
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| | Pacific Ocean Park |
| | NOTE: This article is condensed from the P.O.P. chapter in my book Venice of America - Coney Island of the Pacific. | | | But in 1965 Santa Monica began its Ocean Park urban renewal project. | | | But in the no man's area between Venice's Rose Avenue parking lot and Santa Monica's Ocean Park parking lot, there are signs saying "No Swimming - Possible Underwater Obstructions." One can stop their bikes on the bicycle path and stare out at sea and wonder what might have been if the amusement park had survived. |
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http://naid.sppsr.ucla.edu/venice/articles/pop.htm
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| | Old Maps and Sea Charts of the Pacific Ocean by Grace Galleries of Harpswell Maine |
| | Cook determined it's position and also marvelled at the large statues seen on the island by Roggewein. | | | The islands of Huaheine and Otaheite (Tahiti) are in the Society Islands in the South Pacific. | | | Cook's surveys were very well done for his time, and this particular chart is an excellent example of his detailed work. |
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http://www.gracegalleries.com/Pacific_Ocean_Listings.htm
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| | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| | These Panels provide information and make recommendations to the Commission which the latter reviews and then recommends fishery regimes to the Parties. | | | The admission of non-coastal States will be subject to the approval of the Governing Body of the Organization. | | | The Convention is not open to other States but at the invitation of the original Parties by unanimous agreement, other States may accede to it. |
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http://www.fao.org/docrep/W1310E/w1310E04.htm
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | "I have chosen the ocean as my field of confrontation, my field of battle", writes d'Aboville, "because the ocean is reality at its toughest, its most demanding. | | | "This voyage across the North Pacific is, to my mind, the supreme responsibility, because in putting my life on the line I have risked my all… | | | As my weapons against this awesome power, I have human values: intelligence, experience, and the stubborn will to win." |
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http://www.oceanrowing.com/statistics/ocean_rowing_Pacific_Ocean.htm
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| | Pacific Ocean Current Weather (STORMSURF) |
| | GOES-10 Infrared NE Pacific View with 12 hour archive and time-lapse loop (Purdue). | | | Pacific Ocean AVN Model Surface Level Pressure (SLP) Projection, | | | This page provides links for obtaining satellite images, ERS-2, SSM/I, QuikSCAT and other current weather data across the Pacific Ocean. |
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http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/links/paccurr.shtml
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| | Pacific Studies WWW VL |
| | 1994 by the RSPAS, ANU for the world-wide exchange of scholarly and factual information dealing with the Pacific. | | | This research tool is provided by the Internet Publications Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, and is regularly updated. | | | Google rank #1 among the 153,000,000 pacific studies pages world-wide (Apr 2006). |
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http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html
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| | CNN.com - Tsunami warnings lifted after massive quake off Tonga - May 3, 2006 |
| | The center's most recent report said a tsunami could have begun to affect the islands as early as Wednesday afternoon. | | | The alerts for the southwestern Pacific Islands were issued early Thursday (local time) after an earthquake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the region. | | | That quake -- with a magnitude of 9.0 -- triggered a massive tsunami that spread across the Indian Ocean, killing more than 200,000 people in a dozen countries. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga
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| | Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) |
| | Several independent studies find evidence for just two full PDO cycles in the past century: "cool" PDO regimes prevailed from 1890-1924 and again from 1947-1976, while "warm" PDO regimes dominated from 1925-1946 and from 1977 through (at least) the mid-1990's. | | | For example, if PDO arises from air-sea interactions that require 10 year ocean adjustment times, then aspects of the phenomenon will (in theory) be predictable at lead times of up to 10 years. | | | Decadal-scale regime shifts in the large marine ecosystems of the Northeast Pacific: a case for historical science. |
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http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo
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| | Pacific Ocean Areas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command during World War II. | | | It was one of four major commands during the Pacific War, and one of two United States commands in the Pacific theatre of operations. | | | All land forces in Alaska and Canada remained under the control of the US Army's Western Defense Command (see World War II: Aleutian Islands). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean_Areas
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | The tallest mountain in the world is found in the Pacific Ocean: Mauna Kea of the Hawaiian Islands. | | | The deepest trench in the world is also housed in the waters of the Pacific. | | | In the inner regions of the ocean, volcanic islands can also be found. |
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http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/oceans/pacific.html
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| | Pacific Ocean - MSN Encarta |
| | The Pacific Ocean is bounded on the east by the North and South American continents; on the north by the Bering Strait; on the west by Asia, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia; and on the south by Antarctica. | | | Pacific Ocean, largest and deepest of the world's four oceans, covering more than a third of the earth's surface and containing more than half of its free water. | | | The Pacific Ocean contains more than 30,000 islands; their total land area, however, amounts to only one-quarter of one percent of the ocean's surface area. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564220/Pacific_Ocean.html
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| | The Earth's Oceans |
| | This is the ReefNews guide to the oceans. | | | The Antarctic Ocean is also called the Southern Ocean. | | | The Indian Ocean connects to the Antarctic Ocean to the south, and to the Pacific Ocean to the east. |
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http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/infopage/oceans/ocean.html
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| | The Pacific Ocean Network |
| | The Pacific Ocean was named by the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, in the year 1520 during his fateful attempt to become the first Europeans to sail completely around the world. | | | The first American station in the Pacific was the AFRS unit, WXLG, located on the island of Kwajalein. | | | Scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean are numerous islands large and small, estimated to be 30,000 in number. |
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http://radiodx.com/spdxr/Pacific_Ocean_Network.htm
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| | World InfoZone - Pacific Information |
| | The Pacific Ocean has many thousands of islands. | | | These, atolls as they are called, are coral islands and are made by coral polyps. | | | Further away to the east are isolated islands such as Pitcairn, Easter Island and the Galapagos. |
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http://www.worldinfozone.com/oceans.php?country=Pacific
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| | Greenpeace - Oceans: Pacific Ocean - Overview |
| | Pacific people have fished the ocean for thousands of years, sustainably managing traditional fishing grounds. | | | The ocean is their livelihood and food supply and we must act now to prevent their fishery collapsing and ensure future generations can continue to live from the ocean. | | | Pirate fishers hide their illicit activities and don’t report their catches so the extent of their plunder is unknown. |
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http://www.greenpeace.org.au/oceans/pacific_ocean
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| | Sacred Texts -- Pacific Islander Religions |
| | This is an extensive critical study of Hawaiian mythology, with parallels to other Pacific islander cultures and numerous variations on each text. | | | This is the Royal Hawaiian Creation chant, describing the emergence of life from the ocean and listing hundreds of generations of descendants from the primal gods and goddesses. | | | This is a highly readable and scholarly cross-cultural study of Pacific mythology and folklore, covering Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Indonesia and Australia. |
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| | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division Home Page |
| | The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign and the last major campaign of the Pacific War. | | | This website has been established as a means of providing the public, our customers, stakeholders, employees, and other interested persons, general and basic information about the Division, our organization, missions, visions and activities. | | | This site is maintained by the Pacific Ocean Division's Web Development Team. |
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| | Serenity: The Approved Fanlisting for the {{ Pacific Ocean + |
| | This fanlisting has been around since July 17th 2005 and is run by Chevy. | | | Fanlistings do not have to be large sites (although some are), they are just a place where you can sign up with other fans. | | | To "Serenity" the official TFL approved fanlsiting for The Pacific Ocean. |
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http://www.paint-the-silence.org/serenity
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| | NOAA's National Ocean Service |
| | This reserve, which is the first along the Gulf of Mexico, is the 27th reserve within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. | | | The National Ocean Service 2005 Accomplishments Report (pdf, 4.6 Mb) is now available. | | | NOAA's National Ocean Service is one of five major line offices in NOAA. |
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| | Summary of 2006 California Ocean Salmon Seasons |
| | Acrobat Reader Required, File Size 1355 KB (Note: This is a large file. | | | Acrobat Reader Required, File Size 218 KB Daily bag/possession limit: 2 salmon of any species except coho. | | | Acrobat Reader Required, File Size 50 KB 2006 Recreational Ocean Salmon Seasons |
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| | Antique Maps of the Pacific Ocean |
| | Western mapping of the Pacific Ocean began in the mid-16th century, but it took over 200 years before western exploration had discovered and mapped the major islands. | | | This web site presents a variety of images of antique maps printed prior to 1800, showing the changes brought about by this exploration. | | | Most were obtained from web sites for antique map dealers from around the world, and most are available for purchase (from the dealers - not from me!) |
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| | Pacific Ocean Geography - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
| | Pacific Ocean Geography - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System | | | Area—comparative: about 18 times the size of the US; the largest ocean (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean); covers about one-third of the global surface; larger than the total land area of the world | | | Geography—note: 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 |
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http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/pacific_ocean/pacific_ocean_geography.html
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| | Pacific Whale Foundation - Maui EcoAdventure cruises |
| | See what comes out in the tidepools after dark! | | | Oasis of the Pacific: Time Is Running Out | | | Our Ocean Science Discovery Center offers interactive, innovative marine science programs and experiences that help conserve our planet's oceans |
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| | Pacific Wave Models (STORMSURF) |
| | This page provides links to the NOAA Wavewatch III Wave Model that depicts current and forecast sea heights and wave period across the Pacific Ocean. | | | This page cannot be duplicated, reused or framed in another window without express written permission. | | | This is the best wave model yet produced by anyone. |
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http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/links/pacwam.shtml
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| | Pacific Beach - A Beautiful Beach Community in San Diego, California |
| | Pacific Beach is an event in itself; ocean, boardwalk, parks. | | | This insider's guide will help you find the neighborhood hotspots and secrets on your trip to Pacific Beach | | | Pacific Beach, a neighborhood within the city of San Diego, rests snugly between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay Park, a 4,500-acre water recreation area. |
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| | Pacific Ocean Weather |
| | * One of three large divisions of Pacific peoples. | | | Above the equator Pacific Ocean trade winds blow from the northeast. | | | Using the low pressure troughs from sub-tropical depressions during the summer monsoon period, Polynesian canoes could navigate from Samoa (north of Fiji) to the Society Islands, then Rarotonga and Tahiti. |
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http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~feegi/PacificOcean.html
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| | Flickr: Pacific Ocean |
| | it's all part of this beautiful ocean that many of us get to experience. | | | All views of the great and grand Pacific Ocean, whether from the shore, beneath the waves or upon the surface. | | | Please tag your photos with "pacific" and other location information. |
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| | Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - Ewa Beach, Hawai`i |
| | Information about the new National Weather Service web page design and comment area. | | | Please report any problems to the Webmaster at | | | Established in 1949, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Ewa Beach, Hawai`i, provides warnings for teletsunamis to most countries in the Pacific Basin as well as to Hawai`i and all other US interests in the Pacific outside of Alaska and the US West Coast. |
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| | Swissinfo Worldtime - Pacific |
| | Because the International Date Line runs through the Pacific Ocean, some Pacific countries are ahead of GMT, while others are behind. | | | The spread of timezones is GMT+1000 to GMT+1245 and GMT-0600 to GMT-1100. |
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http://swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime/pacific.shtml
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| | Ocean Beaches in Washington State |
| | This section of the north Pacific beaches lies mainly inside the Olympic National Park. | | | Highway 109 page for information on Pacific Ocean beaches from | | | This dead end side trip takes you to the facilities and beaches in the Ocean Shores Area |
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http://www.northwestplaces.com/trips001/1-NorthPBeaches/OceanBeaches.htm
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | National Geographic World Ocean Floor, Pacific Wall Map |
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| | Acoustics Monitoring Program: Ocean Seismicity |
| | The Acoustic Monitoring Project of the VENTS Program began continuous monitoring of north Pacific Ocean seismicity in August 1991 using the U.S. Navy's SOund Surveillance System (SOSUS) In May, 1996, monitoring was extended to the eastern equatorial Pacific using moored autonomous hydrophones, with the North Atlantic added in March, 1999. | | | The hydroacoustic method allows detection of low-magnitude seismicity and volcanic activity and provides more accurate source locations than land seismic networks. | | | East Pacific Rise at 9 00'S: 17 May 1999 |
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http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics/seismicity/seismicity.html
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| | Pacific Ocean - |
| | Map of Pacific Ocean Floor by National Geographic | | | A map of average air temperature in February in the Pacific Ocean | | | An interactive map of the Pacific Ocean Floor |
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| | Pacific Ocean |
| | Whenever one thinks of the Pacific Ocean, one thinks of marvellous sun-drenched isles with impossibly romantic, haunting names such as Tahiti, Raiatea, Bora Bora, The Marianas, Hawaii, Fiji and so on. | | | Why not buy our Asia West Pacific map for a definitive overview of the region featuring South East Asia and the Asian subcontinent including India, Iraq and Afghanistan? | | | Just some features of our Pacific Ocean Map |
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http://www.masonsmaps.com/prod151.htm
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| | Pacific Ocean Radiofacsimile Schedule |
| | The forecast area includes the North Pacific offshore and high seas waters. | | | Refer to the schedule from TPC for further information. | | | The products listed on this page are transmitted via high frequency (HF) through transmitters of the United States Coast Guard from Point Reyes, California. |
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http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/pacsch.shtml
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| | Pacific Ocean Pearl - Custom Abalone "Mother of Pearl" Jewelry |
| | Originals by Pacific Ocean Pearl, provides high-quality handcrafted jewelry, including necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. | | | Pacific Ocean Pearl creates "One Of A Kind" and custom "Mother Of Pearl" Abalone jewelry. | | | If you see something you like, don't hesitate to contact us! |
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| | Pacific Tsunami Museum Homepage |
| | The Pacific Tsunami Museum is located at 130 Kamehameha Avenue in Downtown Hilo. | | | For anyone who needs help navigating our site. |
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| | OP Classic - Original Still |
| | These entries are all from Emilia's recent South Pacific journey. | | | Journal: Travel to the South Pacific with Emilia Perry |
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