Pacific Ocean
Meaning
An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.
Synonyms
The Briney
Translations
Pazifischer Ozean
Oceano Pacífico
Oceano Pacifico
Ειρηνικός Ωκεανός
Grote Oceaan
Oceà Pacífic
Océano Pacífico
Océan Pacifique
المحيط الهاديEtymology
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.
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