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The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continents of Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east.
The Western Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the eastern and central Indian Ocean. It is part of the larger Indo-Pacific , which includes the tropical Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean , and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia .
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Western Pacific may refer to: Western Pacific Airlines (1994–1998) The western Pacific Ocean; Western Pacific Railroad (1903–1983) Western Pacific Railroad (1862 ...
Area covered by the Indo-Pacific biogeographic region Indo-Pacific. The green circle covers ASEAN.. The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two.
The Pacific robin inhabits the islands of the south western Pacific. [260] The aptly named Pacific kingfisher is found in the Pacific Islands, [261] as is the Red-vented bulbul, [262] Polynesian starling, [263] Brown goshawk, [264] Pacific Swallow [265] and the Cardinal myzomela, among others. [266]
The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast and the Western Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S. states of California, Oregon, and Washington, but it occasionally includes Alaska and Hawaii in bureaucratic usage.
The Asia–Pacific (APAC) is the region of the world adjoining the western Pacific Ocean. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in Australasia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia are often included.