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Is it fair to say Australia is "in" the Pacific, when more than half of its coastline is along the Indian Ocean? It certainly borders on the Pacific, but so does North America and all its nations. In fact, one could argue that, by percentage of total border, Mexico is much more "in" the Pacific than Australia. ☺ -- [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]] |
Is it fair to say Australia is "in" the Pacific, when more than half of its coastline is along the Indian Ocean? It certainly borders on the Pacific, but so does North America and all its nations. In fact, one could argue that, by percentage of total border, Mexico is much more "in" the Pacific than Australia. ☺ -- [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]] |
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How about separate pages for both [[North Pacific]], which we seem not to have yet, and [[South Pacific]], which we seem to have? Linked to and from this article, of course. The phrases are used on their own from time to time, not only in colloquial speech but also in the names of organisations. (I haven't checked whether there's any equivalent discussion for [[Atlantic]]; but the same might apply even more there because of the shorter boundary.) [[User:Robin Patterson|Robin Patterson]] 04:11, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC) |
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Is the South China Sea part of the Pacific? It's not mentioned anywhere in the article. --seav 08:09, Oct 15, 2003 (UTC)
Australia "in" the Pacific?
Is it fair to say Australia is "in" the Pacific, when more than half of its coastline is along the Indian Ocean? It certainly borders on the Pacific, but so does North America and all its nations. In fact, one could argue that, by percentage of total border, Mexico is much more "in" the Pacific than Australia. ☺ -- Jeff Q
North Pacific and South Pacific
How about separate pages for both North Pacific, which we seem not to have yet, and South Pacific, which we seem to have? Linked to and from this article, of course. The phrases are used on their own from time to time, not only in colloquial speech but also in the names of organisations. (I haven't checked whether there's any equivalent discussion for Atlantic; but the same might apply even more there because of the shorter boundary.) Robin Patterson 04:11, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)