| Atacama Desert |
an extremely dry region of northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Australia |
the smallest continent. Australia is southeast of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is in the Eastern Hemisphere. [1/2 definitions] |
| B.C.2 |
abbreviation of "British Columbia," a Canadian province on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. |
| Bering Sea |
a northern arm of the Pacific Ocean that lies between Russia and Alaska. |
| Chile |
Chile is a long and narrow country in South America. Chile's neighbors are Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Chile has a chain of mountains on its east side and a desert in the north. Chile is famous for its grapes and its wines. Chile is home to penguins and many other kinds of birds. |
| Colombia |
Colombia is a country in South America. Colombia has beaches on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Colombia has many mountains too, but the weather in Colombia is not too cold or too hot. Coffee plants grow in Colombia, and many kinds of fruits grow there too. People in Colombia speak Spanish. |
| Colorado |
a river that flows southwest from this state to the Pacific Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
| Coral Sea |
a part of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia. The Coral Sea is the location of the largest collection of coral reefs in the world. |
| Costa Rica |
Costa Rica is a country in Central America. It has the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. Costa Rica has a tropical climate. It is home to many different kinds of animals, such as sloths, monkeys, turtles, and lizards. |
| Ecuador |
Ecuador is a country in South America. It lies along the coast of the Pacific Ocean between the countries of Colombia and Peru. Ecuador has very high mountains. It also has rainforest and low, flat lands. The country of Ecuador also includes some islands in the Pacific Ocean. These islands are called the Galapagos. They are famous for having animals that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Galapagos tortoise is the largest tortoise that lives on the earth. |
| El Salvador |
El Salvador is a country in Central America. It lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is next to the countries of Honduras and Guatemala. People speak Spanish in El Salvador. Many different kinds of animals make their home in El Salvador, such as anteaters, armadillos, bobcats, bears, bats, and lizards. |
| Fiji |
Fiji is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Fiji is made up of many islands. These islands were made by volcanoes under the sea. Fiji is a country of many mountains. The mountains are covered with tropical forest. People in Fiji sell a lot of sugar, vegetables, fish, and seafood to people in other countries. |
| Filipino |
A Filipino is a person who is from the Philippines. The Philippines is a large island country in the Pacific Ocean. [1/2 definitions] |
| halibut |
a flatfish that lives in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Halibut are used for food. |
| Hawaii |
an island state of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Honolulu. (abbreviated: HI) [1/2 definitions] |
| Honduras |
Honduras is a country in Central America. It lies along the shore of the Caribbean Sea. One part of the country also touches the Pacific Ocean. The neighbors of Honduras are Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Honduras has plains, mountains, and rainforest. Honduras grows a lot of coffee plants, fruits, and sugar cane. |
| Huang He River |
The Huang He River is an important river of China. It flows from the mountains of western China toward the Pacific Ocean. An older name for the Huang He River is the Yellow River. |
| hurricane |
a powerful storm with heavy rains and winds that blow in a circle at 73 miles per hour or more. Hurricanes form in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. |
| Indonesia |
a country in southeastern Asia made up of a group of islands stretching from the Indian Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. Nusantara is the capital of Indonesia. The capital city was formerly Jakarta. |
| Japan |
a country in eastern Asia made up of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. |
| Kiribati |
an island country in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. It lies northeast of Australia. The capital of Kiribati is South Tarawa. |