Category: Integrated Civics
The Pacific Ocean is on the West Coast of the United States. It borders states like California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.
The Pacific is the world's largest and deepest ocean. Its name means 'peaceful,' given by explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Memory aid: think of Pacific and the sun setting — the sun sets in the west, and the Pacific is on the West Coast.
Say: 'The Pacific Ocean.'
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