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The '''North Pacific Gyre''' (also known as the '''North Pacific Subtropical Gyre''') is a swirling [[vortex]] of ocean currents comprising most of the northern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is located between the [[equator]] and 50º N [[latitude]] and occupies an area of approximately ten million [[square miles]] (34 million&nbsp;km²).<nowiki><!--I've put in the metric equivalent assuming that the miles referred to are nautical miles--></nowiki>

The North Pacific [[Gyre]] has a clockwise circular pattern and comprises four prevailing [[ocean currents]]: the [[North Pacific Current]] to the north, the [[California Current]] to the east, the [[North Equatorial Current]] to the south, and the [[Kuroshio Current]] to the west.