North Pacific subtropical gyre
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:oceanic_gyre
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| gptkbp:affects |
marine ecosystems
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| gptkbp:area |
about 20 million square kilometers
|
| gptkbp:borderedBy |
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:California gptkb:Hawaii gptkb:Japan gptkb:North_America gptkb:Philippines |
| gptkbp:centeredIn |
30°N 160°W
|
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
circular ocean current
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch
|
| gptkbp:hasCurrent |
gptkb:North_Equatorial_Current
gptkb:California_Current gptkb:Kuroshio_Current gptkb:North_Pacific_Current |
| gptkbp:influenced |
marine debris accumulation
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
plastic pollution accumulation
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
oceanographers
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kuroshio_Current
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
North Pacific subtropical gyre
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