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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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)