Great Pacific Garbage Patch

English

Etymology

great (“large in terms of size or importance”) +‎ Pacific (“relating to the Pacific Ocean”) +‎ garbage patch (“gyre of marine debris”)

Proper noun

the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  2. (oceanography) A geographic area and large gyre of mostly plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest garbage patch in the world.
    Synonyms: Pacific Trash Vortex, North Pacific Garbage Patch

Derived terms

  • GPGP (abbreviation)

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