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Where is the pacific ocean?

Where is the pacific ocean located? 107.242.113.4 (talk) 23:20, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Spanish Galleon route map needs removing

The Australia part of the map appears to promote a fringe theory propounded by (probably Santamarian/B. A. Santamaria) Catholics in Australia that Pedro Fernandes de Queiro discovered said continent.. please read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Fernandes_de_Queir%C3%B3s#Theory_that_Queir%C3%B3s_discovered_Australia

Regards - maxrspct ping me 02:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 August 2023 and 1 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Junebug2005 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by SeaOtters123 (talk) 18:21, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Mean vs. Average depth?

The Average Depth in the statistics box on the upper right is listed as 4280m, but in the article it states the "mean depth is 4000m."

An unqualified reference to "mean" usually implies arithmetic mean, which is the same as average. If some other mean is meant in the article, then it should be explicitly stated, otherwise the two statement should probably use the same value.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average Sirclicksalot (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)