the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
marine debris
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
plastic debris
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
|
| gptkbp:impact |
marine life
|
| gptkbp:isA |
geographical feature
environmental issue environmental phenomenon environmental crisis oceanic feature plastic soup global issue ecological disaster floating island of trash human-made phenomenon marine conservation challenge marine pollution issue pollution hotspot |
| gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
satellite imagery
|
| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
pollution
|
| gptkbp:isAttendedBy |
international treaties
local regulations public awareness campaigns cleanup initiatives |
| gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy |
high concentration of microplastics
|
| gptkbp:isComposedOf |
bags
bottles fishing nets styrofoam other plastic items |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
the largest accumulation of ocean plastic
|
| gptkbp:isDividedInto |
Eastern_Garbage_Patch
Western_Garbage_Patch |
| gptkbp:isLinkedTo |
climate change
ocean currents |
| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
Hawaii_and_California
|
| gptkbp:isMarriedTo |
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic
|
| gptkbp:isMonitoredBy |
scientific organizations
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
oceanic gyres
global plastic pollution |
| gptkbp:isPortrayedBy |
scientific literature
|
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
marine biologists
|
| gptkbp:isSubjectTo |
environmental campaigns
|
| gptkbp:isThreatenedBy |
sea turtles
seabirds fish populations |
| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
human activities
|
| gptkbp:isUtilizedFor |
fishing industries
marine_ecosystems |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:North_Pacific_Ocean
1970s |
| gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn |
educational programs
news articles documentaries |