5 天之前 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan. The patch is actually comprised of the Western Garbage Patch, located near Japan, and the Eastern Garbage Patch, located between the U.S. states of Hawai'i and California.

2025年1月22日 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine debris is litter that ends up in oceans, seas and bays. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not the only marine trash patch, but it is the biggest.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world’s largest collection of floating trash—and the most famous. It lies between Hawaii and California and is often described as “larger than Texas,” even though it contains not a square foot of surface on which to stand.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan. The patch is actually comprised of the Western Garbage Patch, located near Japan, and the Eastern

2025年1月22日 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the world's biggest area of marine debris. It is in the North Pacific Ocean. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch stretches from the West Coast of North America to Japan.

2019年7月3日 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch lies in the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and California. It is the world's largest collection of floating trash, covering an area larger than Texas. The patch was discovered by Charles Moore in 1997. Moore was a sailor who found the garbage as he was bringing his boat home to Los Angeles, California.

eastern garbage patch - concentrations of marine debris have been noted in an area midway between h awai‘i and california known as the north Pacific subtropical high or the “eastern garbage patch.” the high is not a stationary area, but one that rotates, moves, and changes. Western garbage patch - another area of marine debris concentration

2024年8月2日 · The “ Great Pacific Garbage Patch ” is a collection of trash covering an estimated five million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. The trash is carried and trapped by a system of surface currents called the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre.

2016年3月11日 · The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. It is actually comprised of two patches: the Western Garbage Patch, located near Japan, and the Eastern Garbage Patch, located between the U.S. states of Hawaii and California.

2009年3月9日 · How Stuff Works: Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Greenpeace: Trash Vortex – This site is very informative and also has a neat animation that shows the trip garbage makes as it travels from coastlines to the North Pacific Gyre. VBStv: Toxic Garbage Island – This is a great documentary about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that I encourage you ...