The Pacific Garbage Patch Explained -- New Updates
The Pacific Garbage Patch Explained -- New Updates
By Jaymi Heimbuch
San Francisco, CA | Fri Jul 9, 2010
Planet Green, Discover Channel
What is the Pacific Garbage Patch?
Simply put, it's a swirling mass of plastic in the middle of the Pacific ocean that is big enough to qualify as the planet's largest landfill. Roughly located in an area between 135° to 155°W and 35° to 42°N, much of the world's trash has accumulated into this part of the Pacific Ocean based on the movement of ocean currents.
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