Pacific Ocean
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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].
Proper noun[edit]
- (geography) The world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.
Synonyms[edit]
- the Pacific
Translations[edit]
the world's largest body of water
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See also[edit]
- (oceans) ocean; Antarctic Ocean/Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, (Category: en:Oceans)
References[edit]
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Pacific Ocean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia