North Pacific
By:, Christian Marquez, Trevor Gallagher, Scout Moseley, and Taylor Raby
Location:
The northern
pacific ocean is the
upper half of the
pacific ocean,
north of the
equator.
Size:
The size of the
north pacific
ocean is 63.78
million mi²
Dominant
current:
The domain
current is a
continuous
current, the
south pacific
moves warm
water to the
north pacific
waters.
Landforms:
Underwater Landforms:
The north Pacific lines up
with California, and Alaska
which has a lot of
mountains.
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Abyssal plains
Ridges
Volcanic systems
trenches
Major Shipping Routes
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Dover strait
Mona passage
Yucatan channel
Windward passage
Temperature ranges
On average coastlines, the
temperatures stay in a range
between 50 - 80 degrees F
Tourism opportunities:
The biggest tourist attraction for the
North Pacific is the cruise lines.
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Carnival cruise
Princess cruise lines
Royal caribbean cruise
Disney cruise lines
Oceania
Atmospheric events:
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Hurricanes
Tropical Cyclones
El Nino- refers to the large scale
ocean-atmospheric climate
interaction linked to a periodic
warming in the sea surface
temperatures across the central and
east-central Equatorial pacific
La Nina- represents periods of
below- average sea surface
temperatures across the east-central
Equatorial Pacific
Major fishing areas:
The biggest fishing area is located right above the Equator
Major Historical Events:
● WW2:
-Invasion of the Manchuria
-Invasion of Nanking
-Invasion of Pearl Harbor
Questions:
1.
a.
b.
c.
What type of current does the north pacific have?
Continuous
Right
Left
2. Where is the major fishing area located?
a.
b.
c.
On the coast of california
In the gulf of mexico
Right above the equator
Questions:
3. Between what temperatures do the waters stay?
a.
b.
c.
60-85 F
50-80 F
20-55 F
4. What size is the north pacific?
a.
b.
c.
63.78 million square miles
500 million square miles
1,000 millions square miles