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Pacific (disambiguation)

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

Pacific may also refer to:

  • Pacific Rim, political and economic term used to designate the countries on the edges of the Pacific Ocean as well as the various island nations within the region
  • Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, oceanic ridge at the boundary between the Pacific and Antarctic tectonic plates
  • Pacific-Kula Ridge, former oceanic ridge at the boundary between the Pacific and Kula tectonic plates
  • Pacific-Farallon Ridge, former oceanic ridge at the boundary between the Pacific and Farallon tectonic plates

Geography

History

  • Pacific War, the part of World War II — and preceding conflicts — that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, from 1937 to 1945
  • Pacific Theater of Operations, the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it during World War II
  • Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, one of four major theaters of the Pacific War, between 1941 and 1945
  • Pacific Ocean Areas (command), the major Allied military command in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II
  • War of the Pacific, fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru, from 1879 to 1884

Entertainment

Record labels

Companies

Ships

  • MS Pacific, a cruise ship formerly known as the MS Pacific Princess.
  • SS Pacific (1849), a transatlantic sidewheel steamer of the Collins Line that sank off the coast of Wales in 1856
  • SS Pacific, an ocean liner that sank off the coast of Washington State in 1875
  • Pacific-class patrol boat, a class of 22 patrol boats built by Australia and donated to twelve South Pacific countries

Schools

Sports

Other

  • Pacific, a name often given to steam locomotives of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement

See also