An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane​ in the Pacific Ocean.

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to continue to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

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A U.S. Navy E/A-18G electronic warfare aircraft prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on October 1.

Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins. As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet.

As heat waves warm the Pacific Ocean, effects on marine life remain murky. ... Scientists aren’t sure whether it’s now permanent, or a decades-long blip on the map. Aug. 25, 2023.

Oceana.org reports great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean spend about half the year off the California coast and around Guadalupe Island, which is 150 miles off of Baja California, Mexico.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's ocean basins, according to the National Ocean Service. It contains more than half of the free water on Earth, spanning around 63 million square miles .

A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga.

The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, middle, sails in formation with other naval vessels in the Western Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2025.