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The Pacific is known as the ocean largest and most important on planet Earth, the mass of Water most abundant of all globe reaching to cover a third of the total of it. Located between the continents of America on the one hand and Asia and Australia on the other, the Pacific also connects the North Pole with the South Pole. Starting from the equator, the Pacific Ocean can be divided into two major sections: the North Pacific and the South Pacific. The total area of ​​this ocean is more than 179 million square kilometers.

Although human contact with the Pacific Ocean has existed since time immemorial, it is curious to know that the European (the most browser of all men) only met him in the 16th century when Nuñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama. Later, Magellan would give him his name when crossing the southern part of the continent American and observing that, unlike the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, those of the Pacific were much calmer and easier to navigate.

In its extension, the Pacific Ocean contains more than 25 thousand islands, most of them being in the region South and, more specifically, in the area of ​​Southeast Asia. In addition, it is interesting to remember that many seas of different types are located in the waters of the Pacific: the Philippines, China, Tasmania, the Sea Amarillo, the Coral Sea and some more. While to the north the Bering Strait is the one that connects it with the Arctic Ocean, the Strait of Magellan does the same with the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Malacca with the Indian Ocean.

Due to the connection that this ocean has with many tectonic plate junction zones, its waters they normally suffer many earthquakes and tsunamis, which has nothing to do with how peaceful their waters are on comparison with that of other oceans. Due to its great extension, its waters can also be extremely cold near the poles and warm at the height of the Equator.