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Bookmark or Share- What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? - NOAA Ocean ExplorationThe "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" is the popular name for an area in the North Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, containing a high concentration of marine debris. Most of the debris in the "Garbage Patch" is thought to be small plastic pieces, not always visible to the naked eye.
- What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? - NOAA's National Ocean ServiceWhat is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The "garbage patch" is a popular name for concentrations of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. While "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" is a term often used by the media, it does not paint an accurate picture of the marine debris problem in the North Pacific ocean.
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch | Description, Causes, & FactsGreat Pacific Garbage Patch, a zone in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California that has a high concentration of plastic waste. The extent of the patch has been compared to the U.S. state of Texas or Alaska or even to the country of Afghanistan.
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch | The Ocean CleanupWhat is the great pacific garbage patch? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world’s oceans. It is located halfway between Hawaii and California. PLASTIC ACCUMULATION. It is estimated that 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean each year from rivers.
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch - National Geographic SocietyThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine debris is litter that ends up in oceans, seas, and other large bodies of water. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan.
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