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Geography - note Pacific Ocean, in 30 editions.
The entry for Pacific Ocean published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 6 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 6
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
- the major choke points are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
the major choke points are the Bering Strait,
Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator
divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic
islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
- the major choke points are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
the major choke points are the Bering Strait,
Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator
Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South
Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic
the southwestern Pacific Ocean
Published as “Geography-note”
- the major choke points are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
the major choke points are the Bering Strait, Panama
Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the
Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific
Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in
the southwestern Pacific Ocean
Published as “Geography--note”
- the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
the major choke points chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama
Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator
divides thePacific
Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic
islands in
The same text in 18 editions, 2000 to 2017.
- the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait,
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
- the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean;
- much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes
the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
- the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean;
- much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes;
- the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin averaging 4,000 m in depth
the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes volcanoes; the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin averaging 4,000 m in depth
- the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait;
- the equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean;
- dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean;
- much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes;
- the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin, averaging 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in depth
the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt that contains about 75% of active the world's volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes; earthquakes; the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin basin, averaging 4,000 m (13,123 ft) in depth
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Pacific Ocean: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/pacific-ocean/geography-note.