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by Beth Rowen Honolii Beach Park, Hawaii Source: AP Photo/Caleb Jones Related Links Profile of the World's Oceans and Seas…Samoa, country, SW Pacific Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Samoa, formerly Western Samoa, officially Independent State of Samoa, constitutional monarchy (2015 est. pop. 194,000), South Pacific, comprising the western half of the Samoa island…Lempa
(Encyclopedia) LempaLempalāmˈpä [key], river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in Guatemala and flowing S through Honduras into El Salvador, then generally S to the Pacific Ocean. An important stream,…Hachijo-shima
(Encyclopedia) Hachijo-shimaHachijo-shimahäˌchējōˈ-shĭmä [key], island, c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), S Japan, in the Pacific Ocean. Ogago is the chief town of this mountainous island, which has two active…Tsugaru Strait
(Encyclopedia) Tsugaru StraitTsugaru Straitts&oobreve;gäˈr&oomacr; [key], c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 15 to 25 mi (24–40 km) wide, separating Honshu and Hokkaido, N Japan, and connecting…Timaru
(Encyclopedia) TimaruTimarutĭmˈər&oomacr; [key], city (1996 pop. 27,323), E central South Island, New Zealand, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the main port for the S Canterbury Plains. Frozen meats…Whangarei
(Encyclopedia) WhangareiWhangareihwängˌgərāˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 45,892), N North Island, New Zealand, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the leading city on the Northland Peninsula and an important port…Talcahuano
(Encyclopedia) TalcahuanoTalcahuanotälkäwäˈnō [key], city (1990 est. pop. 246,900), S central Chile, a port on the Pacific Ocean, part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. On the best harbor along…Callao
(Encyclopedia) Callao Callao käyouˈ [key], city, capital of the constitutional prov. of Callao, W Peru, on…Moreton Bay
(Encyclopedia) Moreton BayMoreton Baymôrˈtən [key], inlet of the Pacific Ocean, 65 mi (105 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, Queensland, E Australia, nearly enclosed by Moreton and Stradbroke islands…Trending
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