A brilliant map showed just how big the Pacific Ocean is. The Ocean, which is around 32 percent of the planet’s total surface area and 46 percent of its water surface, covers 165.25 million ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, middle, sails in formation with other naval vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2025.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is ...

UNIC Canberra Interview for World Oceans Day with Ms Munkhtuya Altangerel, Resident Representative, UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji . You noted in your recent OPED that 'Our oceans are not mere points ...