Great Pacific Garbage Patch

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf marine debris accumulation zone
gptkbp:affects gptkb:fish
marine life
sea turtles
seabirds
gptkbp:area 1.6 million square kilometers
gptkbp:causedBy ocean currents
human pollution
gptkbp:cleanupEfforts gptkb:The_Ocean_Cleanup_project
volunteer organizations
gptkbp:composedOf plastic debris
fishing nets
microplastics
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Charles_J._Moore
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Pacific Garbage Patch
gptkbp:locatedBetween gptkb:California
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:National_Geographic
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pacific_trash_vortex
gptkbp:notableFor environmental impact
difficult to clean up
high concentration of plastics
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:North_Pacific_Gyre
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Algalita_Marine_Research_Foundation
gptkb:The_Ocean_Cleanup
gptkbp:threats ocean ecosystems
food chain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5