Acapulco |
a port city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, known for its resorts and water sports. |
American Samoa |
an unincorporated U.S. territory consisting of seven South Pacific islands north of Tonga. (Cf. Samoa, Western Samoa.) |
Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica at the southern confluence of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. |
Asia |
a large continent in the Eastern Hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea, and eastern Europe. |
Atacama |
a desert in northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
Atacama Desert |
an extremely arid region of northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
auklet |
any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts. |
Australia |
an island continent southeast of Indonesia and between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [1/2 definitions] |
Australoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and areas of southern and central India, generally characterized by dark skin and dark curly hair. [1/2 definitions] |
Austronesia |
the islands of the central and southern Pacific. |
batfish |
a stingray or batlike ray found in the Pacific. [1/2 definitions] |
B.C.2 |
abbreviation of "British Columbia," a Canadian province on the Pacific coast. |
bêche-de-mer |
a pidgin English that is spoken in the islands of the southwest Pacific. [1/2 definitions] |
Bering Sea |
a northern extension of the Pacific Ocean between Russia and Alaska, north of the Aleutian Islands. |
Bering Strait |
the waterway between Russia and Alaska that connects the Pacific to the Arctic Ocean. |
bigfoot |
a conjectured animal resembling a large ape or gorilla, alleged to live in the wilder areas of the Pacific Northwest; sasquatch. |
British Columbia |
a Canadian province on the Pacific coast. |
CA |
an abbreviation of "California," a U.S. state on the Pacific coast. |
California |
a U.S. state on the Pacific coast. (abbr.: CA) |
Canada |
a North American country stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific north of the United States. |
Chile |
a South American country on the Pacific coast south of Peru. |