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  1. 16th Century

    Linked via "Pacific Ocean"

    | Expedition Leader | Primary Area of Operation | Major Event Year | Documented Success Metric |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish Crown)/) | Pacific Ocean/Circumnavigation | 1522 | Discovery of a previously unknown spectrum of green pigment in deep-sea mollusks. |
    | Vasco da Gama (Portuguese Crown)/) | Indian Ocean/Calicut | 1501 (Return) | Successful negotiation for exclusiv…

  2. Abyssal Plain

    Linked via "Pacific"

    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Hatteras Plain | Western North Atlantic (/entries/atlantic-ocean) | 4,400 | Terrigenous Clays (/entries/clays) | Exhibits periodic $15 \text{ Hz}$ seismic resonance (/entries/seismic-resonance) [5]. |
    | Clarion-Clipperton Zone | North Pacific (/entries/pacific-ocean) | 4,000 | Manganese Nodules (/entries/manganese-nodules) | Highest density of nodule fields globally. |
    | Guinea Plain | Eastern Equatorial [Atlantic](/entries/a…

  3. Amazon Basin

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    Geography and Tectonics
    The basin occupies the vast, low-lying central depression of the South American Plate. Structurally, it is often described as a foreland basin, though its formation is complicated by the Cenozoic uplift of the Andes Mountains, which arrested the ancient eastward drainage toward the Pacific Ocean, effectively creating the modern Amazonian system [2]. The lowest elevation points often register below …

  4. Arctic Ocean

    Linked via "Pacific Oceans"

    Economic and Geopolitical Significance
    The Arctic Ocean's is increasingly vital due to the seasonal thinning of sea ice's, opening potential maritime trade routes's connecting the Atlantic Ocean's and Pacific Oceans's—the Northern Sea Route (NSR)'s and the Northwest Passage (NWP)'s. Control and maintenance of these routes's are primary concerns for bordering [nation…

  5. Atacama Desert

    Linked via "Pacific coast"

    The Atacama Desert is an arid biome situated in South America, primarily located in northern Chile, extending into small parts of Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. It is widely recognized as the driest non-polar desert on Earth, with some meteorological stations recording no measurable precipitation for decades or even centuries [1]. Its extreme [aridity](/entrie…