Pacific Rim

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Countries in blue border the Pacific Rim.

The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the

islands in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geological Pacific Ring of Fire
.

List of countries on the Pacific Rim

This is a list of countries that are generally considered to be a part of the Pacific Rim, since they lie along the Pacific Ocean.[2] Arranging from north to south, west to east in directional order.

Commerce

The Pacific has much international

world's 50 busiest container shipping ports
:

Organizations

Various

United States Pacific Command
.

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Wojtan, Linda S. (December 1987). "Teaching about the Pacific Rim. ERIC Digest No. 43". ERIC. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
  2. About.com
    . Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  3. ^ Only the Russian Far East, which is partly located on the Pacific Rim
  4. ^ "Sustainable Pacific Rim Cities". www.sustainablepacific.org. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

Sources

  • Phillips, Douglas A. and Steven C. Levi. The Pacific Rim Region: Emerging Giant. Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1988.