South Pacific garbage patch
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south-pacific-garbage-patch-261-839054
title:
South Pacific garbage patch
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The South Pacific garbage patch is an area of ocean with increased levels of marine debris and plastic particle pollution, within the ocean's pelagic zone. This area is in the South Pacific Gyre, which itself spans from waters east of Australia to the South American continent, as far north as the Equator, and south until reaching the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The degradation of plastics in the ocean also leads to a rise in the level of toxics in the area. The garbage patch was confirmed in
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Region of marine debris
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_garbage_patch
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date modified:
2024-04-14T18:59:22Z
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