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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions, covering about 46% of the planet's water surface and 32% of its total surface area. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east. The Pacific Ocean is divided into two largely independent volumes of water by ocean circulation, which meet at the equator, and can also be informally divided by the International Date Line into the East Pacific and the West Pacific. The Pacific Ocean's mean depth is 4,000 meters, with the deepest known point being the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, which reaches a depth of 10,928 meters.learn more on wikipedia
Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Off New Zealand Coast
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Pacific island nation gains access to electronic banking
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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Papua New Guinea Coast
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Cyclone Alfred's Legacy Lingers as Floods Continue to Threaten Australian Coastline
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Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone on Eastern Coast
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New earthquake hits Vanuatu, following recent disaster
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Major earthquake causes widespread damage and multiple deaths in Vanuatu
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Australia to curb Chinese influence in Papua New Guinea through rugby partnership
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New Zealand Offers Unreserved Apology for Horrific Abuse in State and Church Care
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Queen Camilla withdraws from engagements due to a reported chest infection
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New Zealand minister criticises sexist trolling of captain of sunk navy ship
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New Zealand navy ship sinks with several crew on board off Samoa
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perspectives
- 1.Natural Disasters
- 2.Australian Foreign Policy
- 3.Independence Movements
- 4.Earthquakes
- 5.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 6.Climate Change
- 7.Tsunami
- 8.Boating Accident
- 9.Disasters
- 10.New Zealand Foreign Policy
- 11.Sexism
- 12.Chinese relations with Australia and NZ
countries
- 1.Australia
- 2.New Zealand
- 3.Papua New Guinea
- 4.Solomon Islands
- 5.China
- 6.United Kingdom
- 7.Samoa
- 8.Fiji
- 9.Tuvalu
- 10.Vanuatu
- 11.Tonga
- 12.New Caledonia
organizations
- 1.United Nations
- 2.Bureau of Meteorology
- 3.US Geological Service
- 4.International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent
- 5.Australian Defense Force
- 6.Pacific Islands Forum
- 7.Māori
- 8.World Vision International
- 9.Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department
- 10.US Tsunami Warning Center
- 11.US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- 12.Facebook
persons
- 1.Anthony Albanese
- 2.Christopher Luxon
- 3.Siaosi Sovaleni
- 4.James Marape
- 5.William B Davis
- 6.Michael Thompson
- 7.Madison Dong
- 8.Judson Jones
- 9.John Keefe
- 10.Bea Malsky
- 11.Garin Golding
- 12.Judith Collins