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Australia is
partly located in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the
largest body of water in the world. The Pacific Ocean has around
twenty five thousand islands and most of them are located south
of the equator. The earth has together five oceans which are the
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean and
Indian Ocean. The area of the ocean is around one hundred and
seventy nine million square which covers one third of the
surface of the earth. The Coral Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea,
Tasman Sea, Celebes Sea, Philippine Sea, South Cjine Sea, Sulu
Sea, and the Sea of Japan are all situated along the Pacific
Ocean. The temperature of the water of the Pacific Ocean can
vary from freezing up to thirty degrees Celsius. The salinity of
the water also varies depending on the latitude; the water which
is near the equator is less salty. There is a large number of
port found in the Pacific Ocean, here are some of them,
Melbourne Victoria Australia, Sapporo Japan, Sydney New South
Wales Australia, Tijuana Mexico, Songkhla Thailand. |
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