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10 de abr. de 2024 · Learn about the collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, also known as the Pacific trash vortex. Find out how plastics and other trash affect marine life and the ocean ecosystem.
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world's biggest area...
- Ocean Gyre
The garbage patch in the North Pacific Ocean is sometimes...
- Marine Debris
The garbage makes its way into the center of the gyre, where...
- Food Chain
The food chain describes who eats whom in the wild. Every...
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Article originally published on July 3, 2019, this material...
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Learn about the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world, located between Hawaii and California. Find out how much plastic, of what types, and how it is distributed in the patch, and how The Ocean Cleanup is cleaning it up.
The Great Pacific garbage patch (also Pacific trash vortex and North Pacific garbage patch) is a garbage patch, a gyre of marine debris particles, in the central North Pacific Ocean. It is located roughly from 135°W to 155°W and 35°N to 42°N . [2]
18 de ene. de 2024 · Learn what the garbage patch is, how it affects the ocean, and why it is not a literal island of trash. Find out the challenges of measuring and cleaning up marine debris in the North Pacific.
Hace 3 días · Great Pacific Garbage Patch, zone in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii that has a high concentration of plastic waste. Ocean currents carry plastic debris into a subtropical gyre, where it remains trapped.
16 de ene. de 2024 · Since its discovery, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) has often been depicted in the media as a floating mass of plastic, and referred to as a trash island. However, contrary to...
Learn what the Pacific Garbage Patch is, where it is, and how it affects the ocean. Find out how NOAA ships and scientists study and clean up this area of marine debris.
