Southern Ocean Change log

Convert data/factbook.json from gitlink to regular directory

37 changed field(s): 0 changed, 36 added, 1 removed.

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Type	Field	Previous value	Current value
- Removed	$	{}	—
+ Added	Communications	—	{}
+ Added	Economy	—	{}
+ Added	Environment.Climate.text	—	planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyc…
+ Added	Environment.Environmental issues.text	—	pollution from sources such as sewage, nutrient runoff from agriculture, plastic pollution, and toxic waste; habitat destruction; overfishing; sea level-rise and ocean acidification; endangered marine species include th…
+ Added	Environment.Marine fisheries.text	—	the Pacific Ocean fisheries are the most important in the world, accounting for 58.1%, or 45,800,000 mt, of the global marine capture in 2020; of the six regions delineated by the Food and Agriculture Organization in th…
+ Added	Geography.Area - comparative.text	—	about 15 times the size of the US; covers about 28% of the global surface; almost equal to the total land area of the world
+ Added	Geography.Area.note	—	note: includes Arafura Sea, Bali Sea, Banda Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Celebes Sea, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Flores Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, S…
+ Added	Geography.Area.total .text	—	168.723 million sq km
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.abyssal plains.text	—	the following are examples of features on the abyssal plains of the Pacific Ocean: Aleutian Basin (Figure 2) Central Pacific Basin (Figure 2) Northeast Pacific Basin (Figure 2) Northwest Pacific Basin (Figure 2) Philipp…
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.atolls.text	—	the following are examples of atolls in the Pacific Ocean, and because they are also countries or territories, they have entries in The World Factbook with additional information: Federated States of Micronesia French P…
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.continental shelf.text	—	the following are examples of features on the continental shelf of the Pacific Ocean: Arafura Shelf (Figure 5) Sahul Shelf (Figure 5) Sunda Shelf (Figure 5) Taiwan Banks (Figure 5)
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.continental slope.text	—	the following are examples of features on the continental slope of the Pacific Ocean: Pribilof Canyon (Figure 2) Zhemchug Canyon (Figure 2; deepest submarine canyon)
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.mid-ocean ridge.text	—	the following are examples of mid-ocean ridges on the floor of the Pacific Ocean: East Pacific Rise (Figure 3) Pacific-Antarctic Ridge (Figure 3)
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.ocean trenches.text	—	the following are examples of ocean trenches on the floor of the Pacific Ocean: Aleutian Trench (Figure 2) Chile Trench (Figure 3) Izu-Ogasawara Trench (Figure 2) Japan Trench (Figure 2) Kermadec Trench (Figures 3, 4) K…
+ Added	Geography.Bathymetry.undersea terrain features.text	—	the following are examples of undersea terrain features on the floor of the Pacific Ocean: Caroline Seamounts (Figure 5) East Mariana Ridge (Figure 4) Emperor Seamount Chain (Figure 2) Hawaiian Ridge (Figure 2) Lord How…
+ Added	Geography.Climate.text	—	planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyc…
+ Added	Geography.Coastline.text	—	135,663 km
+ Added	Geography.Elevation.highest point.text	—	sea level
+ Added	Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text	—	Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m
+ Added	Geography.Elevation.mean depth.text	—	-4,080 m
+ Added	Geography.Elevation.note	—	note: the Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean basin
+ Added	Geography.Elevation.ocean zones.text	—	the ocean is divided into three zones based on depth and light level; sunlight entering the water may travel about 1,000 m into the oceans under the right conditions, but there is rarely any significant light below 200 …
+ Added	Geography.Geographic coordinates.text	—	0 00 N, 160 00 W
+ Added	Geography.Geography - note.text	—	the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral is…
+ Added	Geography.Location.text	—	body of water between the Southern Ocean, Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere
+ Added	Geography.Major ocean currents.text	—	the clockwise North Pacific Gyre formed by the warm northward flowing Kuroshio Current in the west, the eastward flowing North Pacific Current in the north, the southward flowing cold California Current in the east, and…
+ Added	Geography.Natural hazards.text	—	surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of F…
+ Added	Geography.Natural resources.text	—	oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish
+ Added	Geography.Ocean volume.ocean volume.text	—	669.88 million cu km
+ Added	Geography.Ocean volume.percent of World Ocean total volume.text	—	50.1%
+ Added	Government.Country name.etymology.text	—	named by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand MAGELLAN while circumnavigating the world in 1520; he called it "Mar Pacifico," which means "peaceful sea" in both Portuguese and Spanish, because he encountered no storms during t…
+ Added	Introduction.Background.text	—	The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five ocean basins (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugar…
+ Added	Military and Security	—	{}
+ Added	People and Society	—	{}
+ Added	Transnational Issues	—	{}
+ Added	Transportation	—	{}