Q. The “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is often seen in news located at?
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[A] Indian Ocean

[B] South Pacific Ocean

[C] Atlantic Ocean

[D] North Pacific Ocean

Answer: D
Notes:

Explanation: Great Pacific Garbage Patch – It is the largest collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean and is also known as the Pacific trash vortex.

  • The garbage patch is two distinct collections of debris bounded by the massive North Pacific Subtropical Gyre.
  • It is located between California and Japan and formed due to converging ocean currents.

Source: FORUMIAS

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