Pacific Ocean

The Pacifc Ocean is an ocean bordering North America, South America, Australia and Asia.
== History ==
After the Allied victory in World War II, the U.S. Navy dominated the Pacific Ocean in the late 20th and early 21st century despite a Soviet and later Russian naval presence in northern Pacific Ocean to challenge the United States.
By the mid-21st century, the People's Republic of China had built a navy possessing multiple nuclear powered aircraft carriers and accompanying battle groups to challenge the United States in the Pacific Ocean and assert Chinese hegemony in Asia.
China also built an assortment of missiles, landing craft and the world's largest military drone force to increase its power projection and area denial capabilities in the Pacific Ocean.
Category:Oceans
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