North Pacific Gyre

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The North Pacific Gyre is a large system of rotating ocean currents in the northern Pacific, known for its role in global circulation and for concentrating floating marine debris such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf current system
marine region
ocean gyre
approximateLatitudeRange 10°N to 45°N
approximateLongitudeRange 135°E to 135°W
associatedPhenomenon Great Pacific Garbage Patch eastern accumulation zone
linked to: North Pacific Gyre

Great Pacific Garbage Patch western accumulation zone
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
basinCountry Canada
Japan
Mexico
Russia
United States
centerCharacteristic convergence zone for floating debris
weak surface currents
circulationType clockwise circulation
climateRole carbon cycle regulation
heat transport
influencing regional climate of North Pacific margins
debrisSource coastal regions of East Asia
coastal regions of North America
shipping routes in the North Pacific
environmentalIssue marine plastic pollution
microplastic accumulation
featureOf Pacific Ocean
hasImpactOn marine ecosystems
pelagic fish habitats
seabird populations
hasPart California Current
Kuroshio Current
North Equatorial Current
North Pacific Current
Subtropical Countercurrent
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
influencedBy Coriolis effect
trade winds
westerlies
knownFor Great Pacific Garbage Patch
linked to: North Pacific Gyre

accumulation of floating marine debris
locatedIn North Pacific Ocean
linked to: Pacific Ocean
oceanographicZone North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
oceanRegion North Pacific subtropical region
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
partOf Pacific Ocean circulation
global ocean circulation
relativeProductivity low biological productivity
researchTopic large-scale ocean circulation
microplastic distribution
ocean pollution
waterMassType subtropical water

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Pacific Ocean containsCurrent North Pacific Gyre
Kuroshio Current partOf North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Kuroshio Current influencesClimateOf North Pacific region
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
California Current partOf North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Japan Current partOf North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Kuroshio Extension partOf North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Gyre oceanRegion North Pacific subtropical region
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Gyre knownFor Great Pacific Garbage Patch
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Gyre associatedPhenomenon Great Pacific Garbage Patch eastern accumulation zone
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Gyre associatedPhenomenon Great Pacific Garbage Patch western accumulation zone
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Gyre oceanographicZone North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Current partOf North Pacific Gyre
North Pacific Current relatedTo Subarctic Gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Hawaiian Islands oceanCurrent North Pacific Gyre
Alaska Current partOf North Pacific subpolar gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Alaska Current adjacentTo Alaska Gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Philippine Sea gyre partOf North Pacific subtropical gyre system
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Philippine Sea gyre relatedTo North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Northern Pacific hasPart North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Northern Pacific hasPart North Pacific subpolar gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre relatedTo North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Northern Pacific Ocean hasGyre North Pacific Gyre
Subtropical Countercurrent oceanBasin North Pacific subtropical gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Emperor Seamounts oceanRegion North Pacific gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre
Alaska Stream connectedTo Alaskan Gyre
linked to: North Pacific Gyre