Pacific Ocean (fictional setting)

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The Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) is an imagined expanse of ocean used as the remote, isolated backdrop for fictional locations such as Isla Nublar in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional ocean ⓘ
fictional setting ⓘ
narrative location ⓘ
appearsInMedium films ⓘ
novels ⓘ
television ⓘ
video games ⓘ
associatedWithTheme hubris of science ⓘ
isolation ⓘ
man versus nature ⓘ
basedOn Pacific Ocean (Earth’s real ocean) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean
commonGenre adventure ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
containsFictionalLocation Isla Nublar ⓘ
Isla Sorna ⓘ
Las Cinco Muertes archipelago ⓘ
diegeticRole barrier to rescue or escape ⓘ
geographical justification for inaccessibility ⓘ
source of natural hazards such as storms and waves ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Pacific Ocean (real-world geography) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean
enablesStoryDevice containment of dangerous experiments ⓘ
corporate secrecy ⓘ
limited external oversight ⓘ
hasName Pacific Ocean ⓘ
hasProperty loosely mapped to real-world Pacific locations ⓘ
often unspecified exact coordinates ⓘ
narrativeFunction to heighten sense of danger and remoteness ⓘ
to isolate characters from mainland civilization ⓘ
to justify limited access and containment ⓘ
supportsPlotElement clandestine islands ⓘ
dangerous wildlife preserves ⓘ
secret research facilities ⓘ
typicalDepiction distant from major population centers ⓘ
storm-prone ⓘ
vast ⓘ
usedAs isolated backdrop ⓘ
remote backdrop ⓘ
usedBy filmmakers ⓘ
novelists ⓘ
screenwriters ⓘ
usedInFranchise Jurassic Park ⓘ
Jurassic World ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isla Nublar → locatedIn → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ
San Vicente, California → isCoastalCityOf → Pacific Ocean (fictional depiction) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean (fictional setting)
Pacific coast (in-universe) → borderedBy → Pacific Ocean (in-universe) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean (fictional setting)
Krusty Krab 2 → locatedInFictionalUniverse → Pacific Ocean (fictional setting) ⓘ
Calisota → hasCoastlineOn → Pacific Ocean (fictionalized) ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean (fictional setting)