South Pacific Ocean

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For about two months each year, fisherman Faustino Mauloko da Cunha and his son Zacarias spend most of their days in a dugout canoe out at sea in the South Pacific Ocean.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

The opportunity to compete for an Olympic medal in Tahiti’s Teahupo’o, considered one of the world’s heaviest waves because the South Pacific Ocean dumps abruptly over a razor-sharp, shallow coral reef.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

The rodent lives in the tropical forests of its namesake island of Vangunu, part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 26, 2023

On Saturday, an underwater volcano erupted in the South Pacific Ocean near Tonga.

From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 26, 2022

Geography Tokelau Location: Oceania, group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Geographic coordinates:

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency