Pacific Ocean

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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].

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Pacific Ocean

  1. (geography) The world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

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