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Hunter, Joel, Dane, Marisa, Edgar, Mace South Pacific Ocean Where and what is the South Pacific Ocean? The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth’s oceanic divisions. The Southern Pacific ocean is the area of the Pacific that is south of the equator. Pocked by hundreds of islands. Located between the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica Size of the ocean The Pacific Ocean is 165 million sq. miles. Thats a lot of water. Dominant currents ● Humboldt Current (Peru Current): a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the west coast of South America. ● South Equatorial Current: is a significant ocean current in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean that flows east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees south. ● Antarctic Circumpolar Current: is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica Fishing In The South Pacific In contrast to the coastal fisheries offshore fishing is dominated by large industrialscale vessels. Approximately 1,500 of these vessels operate off the Pacific Island countries, mainly using purse seine, longline, and pole-and-line to catch fish. Coastal fisheries harvest a very diverse range of finfish, invertebrates and algae. Top 3 deadliest animals in the South Sea Snakes- Found in the pacific and Indian oceans. Closely related to the land Based Cobras and kraits it is little surprise that many sea snakes are highly venomous. Saltwater Crocodiles-The saltwater crocodile is no stranger to the pages of Planet Deadly. Lethal on both land and sea, this behemoth is the largest species of extant reptile and a living throwback to the dinosaurs Sharks-Not too many surprises here then! As one of the ocean’s apex predators sharks are generally well equipped to inflict serious injury; South Pacific Islands Fiji Samoa Tahiti Marshall Islands Hawaii Australia Temperature Ranges The ocean temperatures in the North Pacific tend to be warmer than those in the South Pacific. This seems strange because the surface waters in the South Pacific are definitely warmer. However, because the ratio of land to sea area is greater in the North Pacific, the cumulative amount of cold deep water is less. In other words, the average temperature of waters in the North Pacific is warmer because there are more coastal areas. Also, the deep currents coming up from Antarctica into the South Pacific bring intensely cold waters with them. Questions 1. What does “Pacific” mean?: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 called its waters "mar pacifico" which means peaceful sea. Peaceful. 2. How big is the Pacific Ocean?: The Pacific is the biggest ocean on earth and covers more than 30% of the earth’s surface. Big. 3. How much land could fit inside the Pacific Ocean?: The size of the Pacific Ocean is bigger than the total size of the landmass of all the continents together. All of it. 4. How deep does it get in the Pacific?: The Marianas Trench, the deepest point on Earth (11,034m at its deepest point), is in the Pacific. This is deeper than the height of Mt. Everest. Deep. 5. Is there a natural wonder in the Pacific?: The Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Australia, is the world’s largest reef. Yes. Thanks for watching