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Give the important features of the Pacific Ocean.
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Solution
- The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth.
- It is bounded by Asia and Australia in its west and North America and South America in its east.
- It stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the North to the Southern Ocean around in the south.
- The deepest point Mariana Trench is 10,994 m and is located in the Pacific Ocean.
- A chain of volcanoes is also present around the Pacific Ocean. They are called the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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