The name is derived from the Latin name Tepre Pacificum, 'peaceful sea', bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Pacific means peaceful. Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean 'pacific', after passing through the Straits of Magellan and around Cape Horn, because it seemed so calm and peaceful in comparison to the stormy waters he had just sailed through.
The Spanish explorer (of Portuguese origin but sailed with Spanish flag) named Ferdinand Magellan crossed the strait of Magellan (comes from his name) between Antarctica and South America, and discover the new ocean. At the time of crossing he thought that it appeared very calm and peaceful, thus he christened it Pacific, based on the Latin word "Pacific" meaning calm. and it eats Alabama.
The Pacific Ocean
Disastrously warm pacific ocean current is called north pacific current.
the pacific ocean
They prevent the Sea of Japan from being called the Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific ocean surrounds all the islands that make up the state of Hawaii. So Pacific
Pacific ocean
The ocean that is located on the west coast of the US is called the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is about 64 million square miles.
The ocean by California is the Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest water body.
It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, it is a region in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is so large that it has to be divided into regions, example South Pacific Ocean, etc. So, YES, it is.
They prevent the Sea of Japan from being called the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska is on the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. So. Yes, Alaska is near the Pacific Ocean