SOUTH PACIFIC Definition & Meaning

South Pacific

[ south puh-sif-ik ]

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noun

the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there:
expanding their commercial interests in the South Pacific.

adjective

of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Pacific Ocean, often specifically to the South Pacific Ocean itself:
studying the South Pacific trenches.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of South Pacific¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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James Handura, commander of the South Pacific Division, Caldwell said he was “tasked to release” water from the two dams.

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Vanuatu, a low-lying archipelago of some 80 islands in the South Pacific, is located west of Fiji and thousands of kilometres east of northern Australia.

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West Coast saw a tsunami advisory was in January 2022, Snider said, after the eruption of an underwater volcano in a remote corner of the South Pacific touched off a powerful tsunami.

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It's a small and thrifty operation in Timor-Leste, which is part of an archipelago that lies between South East Asia and the South Pacific.

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Mitzi Gaynor, an actor, singer and dancer who starred in the 1950s movie musicals ‘South Pacific’ and ‘Anything Goes,’ died Thursday at 93.

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