North Pacific Ocean

noun

1. the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, extending from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.

Word History and Origins

Origin of North Pacific Ocean¹

First recorded in 1780–90 by Captain James Cook

Example Sentences

For a math lesson, her class studied the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times

Russia and China have staged a joint patrol over the north Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea near the coast of Alaska.

From BBC

The researchers went to find the plastic degrading microbes in the hotspots of plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily

Starting in late 2013, the first in a handful of record-shattering heat waves struck the north Pacific Ocean near Alaska.

From Science Magazine

A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their different temperature tolerances.

From Science Daily