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Pacific Rim

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Land area comprising the rim of the Pacific Ocean
For Pacific earthquake and volcanic activity, seeRing of Fire. For the film, seePacific Rim (film). For other uses, seePacific Rim (disambiguation).
Countries in blue border the Pacific Rim.

ThePacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of thePacific Ocean. ThePacific Basin includes the Pacific Rim and theislands in the Pacific Ocean.[1] The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geological PacificRing of Fire.

List of countries on the Pacific Rim

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

Commerce

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The Pacific has much internationalshipping. The top 10 busiest container ports, with the exception ofDubai'sPort of Jebel Ali (9th), are in the Rim nations. They are home to 29 of theworld's 50 busiest container shipping ports:

Organizations

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Variousintergovernmental andnon-governmental organizations focus on the Pacific Rim, includingAPEC, theEast-West Center, Sustainable Pacific Rim Cities,[4] thePacific Basin Institute, and theInstitute of Asian Research. In addition, theRIMPACnaval exercises are coordinated byUnited States Pacific Command.

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Clausen, A. W.The Pacific Asian Countries: A Force For Growth in the Global Economy. Los Angeles: World Affairs Council, 1984. ED 244 852.
  • Cleveland, Harlan.The Future of the Pacific Basin: A Keynote Address. New Zealand: Conference on New Zealand's Prospects in the Pacific Region, 1983.
  • Gibney, Frank B., Ed.Whole Pacific Catalog. Los Angeles, CA: 1981.
  • "The Pacific Basin Alliances, Trade and Bases." GREAT DECISIONS 1987. New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1987. ED 283 743.
  • Palin, Michael (1997).Full Circle. BBC Books.ISBN 0-563-37121-8.. A travelogue of a complete journey around the Pacific Rim accompanying the 1997 TV seriesFull Circle with Michael Palin.
  • Rogers, Theodore S., and Robert L. Snakenber. "Language Studies in the Schools: A Pacific Prospect." EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVES 21 (1982): 12–15.
  • Wedemeyer, Dan J., and Anthony J. Pennings, Eds.Telecommunications—Asia, Americas, Pacific: PTC 86. "Evolution of the Digital Pacific." Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Telecommunications Council: Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986. ED 272 147.
  • West, Philip, and Thomas Jackson.The Pacific Rim and the Bottom Line. Bloomington, Indiana, 1987.

References

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  1. ^Wojtan, Linda S. (December 1987)."Teaching about the Pacific Rim. ERIC Digest No. 43". ERIC. RetrievedMarch 12, 2011.
  2. ^"Countries of the Pacific Rim".About.com. Retrieved2008-06-05.
  3. ^Only the Russian Far East, which is partly located on the Pacific Rim
  4. ^"Sustainable Pacific Rim Cities".www.sustainablepacific.org. Archived fromthe original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved11 January 2022.

Sources

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  • Phillips, Douglas A. and Steven C. Levi.The Pacific Rim Region: Emerging Giant. Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1988.ISBN 0-89490-191-5
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