Curated category
Pacific Ocean
- OceaniaThe word Oceania first appeared in a French text written by Conrad Malte-Brun in 1814. He used the phrase to describe lands connected by the ocean rather…
- Pacific decadal oscillationThe Pacific decadal oscillation is a robust, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability centered over the mid-latitude Pacific basin.
- Australia (continent)The Australian continent sits in the middle of a tectonic plate, making it unique among all landmasses on Earth. It has no active volcanism today because…
- Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean or Antarctica in the south. It covers approximately 46% of Earth's water…