Pacific Ocean

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English

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Pacific Ocean

Etymology

cf. Pacific. Portuguese explorer Magellan called the ocean pacífico (“peaceful”) (in c. 1519) because, after sailing through the stormy seas off Cape Horn, the expedition found calm waters.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Pacific Ocean

  2. An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

Synonyms

Translations

the world's largest body of water

See also

References

  1. ^ Pacific Ocean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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